In August 2022, RES submitted a planning application to The Highland Council for a 5-turbine redesign of its Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm proposal, approximately 4.5 km west of Thurso, in Caithness. 

In May 2025, RES submitted a Statement of Appeal to the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA) against The Highland Council’s decision to refuse the Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm application. The appeal documents along with the planning application documents can be see below. 

The Statement of Appeal and associated documents are available to view both below and on the DPEA case portal here using reference number PPA-270-2316.

• Statement of Appeal
• Figure 3.1 Landscape and Visual Context
• Figure 3.2 Hawthorn House Wireline 
• Appendix 1 - List of Documents 
• Appendix 2 - Proposed Conditions
• Appendix 3 - Witnesses' CVs
• Appendix 4 - Policy Appraisal

The application and associated documents are available to view both below and on The Highland Council’s planning portal here under application reference number 22/03558/FUL. 

RES has also placed hard copies of the planning documents in the following locations:

• Wick Service Point, Caithness House, Market Square, Wick, KW1 4AB
• The Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX

In addition, copies of the Non-Technical Summary (NTS) and other planning documents (including the Environmental Impact Assessment Report) are available by contacting RES. 

• Planning Statement 
• Design and Access Statement 
• Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) Report