Item 12 and Appendices 1 and 2: Highland Wind Farm Committee Report 20250080PAC

This document contains a windfarm committee report, dated 29 August 2025, regarding the proposed Highland Wind Farm, an application submitted under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the construction and operation of a windfarm and energy storage facility within the Planning Authority of the Highlands Council, of 19 turbines. The report outlines the development proposal, which includes 14 turbines with a tip height of 200m and 5 turbines with a tip height of 230m, with an anticipated generating capacity of 133 MW. The report recommends objecting to the wind farm due to significant adverse effects on the Cairngorms National Park's landscape and special qualities, but raises no objection to the section of access track within the National Park boundary, subject to conditions.