NORoS - No Ring of Steel Kyle of Sutherland
NORoS (‘No Ring of Steel’) is a volunteer group formed in response to the threat of wind turbines encircling the village of Rosehall in central Sutherland. Members and supporters of NORoS understand the reality and immediacy of climate change and appreciate that renewable energy is an essential part of countering the crisis. But the unprecedented number of energy developments proposed threaten to overwhelm one small valley. LEARN MORE
Latest Update: Inveroykel Wind Farm
Objections to the Inveroykel Wind Farm are due with the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit by 7th April 2026. This wind farm is planned to be located on publicly owned Forestry Scotland land, beside the Kyle of Sutherland, along with an associated Battery Storage unit, located very near to the Kyle and the village of Culrain.
For Guidance Notes for individual objections, please click here. We advise you do not postpone objecting, since the process for submitting objections has recently changed - details are on the last page of the Guidance Notes.
It is crucial that everyone who cares about our local environment and public amenity makes their views known. This is a major development of enormous size which could have a profound impact on Ardgay, Culrain and the whole Kyle region, potentially undermining safety and amenity for residents, clogging local roads with multiple heavy vehicles and other traffic over a number of years. Due to the complex nature of the development, we have issued an unusually long document which is divided into 3 sections, covering respectively: (1) Traffic, Transport and Ardgay; (2) The BESS installation near Culrain; and (3) Threats to the natural environment and to residential amenity in the upper KOS. We understand that individuals may be interested in objecting to different aspects of the development and have tried to present our advice accordingly.
Should this development be approved, it could open access to other developments on the south side of the Kyle which are currently in the planning queue. This would magnify the problems for Ardgay, Strathkyle, Rosehall and beyond.