Planning applicationHLD/25/03717/S36

Land Approximately 5km To The West Of Thurso

Under ConsiderationWorth watchingRenewable Energy & Sustainability
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Planning document
Received

2 October 2025

Validated

2 October 2025

Planning Signals

7 detected traits

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Associated InfrastructureRail InfrastructureRailway InfrastructureRailway StationSection 36 ConsentSolar Farm
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Plans for the Lythmore Solar Farm, with large-scale solar arrays, battery storage and substations, cabling and access tracks up to major export capacity.

Impact scale

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8/10
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Application HLD/25/03717/S36

Land Approximately 5km To The West Of Thurso

Under ConsiderationRenewable Energy, EV & Heat PumpsReceived The Highland Council

Plans for the Lythmore Solar Farm, with large-scale solar arrays, battery storage and substations, cabling and access tracks up to major export capacity.

The record

Reference
HLD/25/03717/S36
Address
Land Approximately 5km To The West Of Thurso
Status
Under Consideration
Category
Renewable Energy, EV & Heat Pumps
Impact scale
8/10
Authority
The Highland Council

Timeline

Received
Validated
Last scraped
Record created

Additional application data

Latitude
58.5809
Longitude
-3.6176

What is proposed

Plain-language summary

Plans for the Lythmore Solar Farm, with large-scale solar arrays, battery storage and substations, cabling and access tracks up to major export capacity.

As filed with the council

Lythmore Solar Farm - Construction and operation of a Solar Farm of up to 100MW export capacity and up to 200MW Battery Storage and supporting infrastructure including inverters, cabling, access tracks and customer and transmission operator substations. This case will be determined by the Energy Consents Unit. Please visit Energy Consents Unit at https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx?T=2 using reference number ECU00004798

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