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Solar, wind and battery projects near Dunoon (PA23)

13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PA23 (Argyll and Bute): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Giants Burn Wind Farm- (50.4 MW wind farm, application submitted on 15 July 2025, no decision recorded), 2.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

13projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of PA23

Projects of 1 MW and more (10)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Giants Burn Wind Farm-wind farmwind farm50.4application submittedupdated Oct 2025Jul 2025—Oct 2025Argyll and Bute2.8
Giants Burn Wind Farm -Batter Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage23application submittedupdated Oct 2025Jul 2025—Oct 2025Argyll and Bute2.8
Corlarach Hillwind farmwind farm42refused on appealupdated Dec 2010Jun 2007refused Jan 2008Dec 2010Argyll and Bute4.4
Black Craigwind farmwind farm47.5application withdrawnupdated Dec 2009——Dec 2009Argyll and Bute5.5
Kip Water Hydro Schemebattery storagebattery storage1application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2018Oct 2018—Dec 2018Inverclyde6.3
Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Roadbattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024Oct 2023granted Jun 2024Jun 2024Inverclyde6.4
Berfern Farmbattery storagebattery storage5permission expiredupdated Jul 2020May 2018—Jul 2020Inverclyde7.1
Leapmoor Forestwind farmwind farm30application withdrawnupdated Mar 2011Jul 2006—Mar 2011Inverclyde8.8
Strone Saul Hillwind farmwind farm20refusedupdated Apr 2011Apr 2009refused Aug 2010Apr 2011Argyll and Bute9.1
Cove Community Wind Farmwind farmwind farm11.5application withdrawnupdated Aug 2013Dec 2012—Aug 2013Argyll and Bute9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Ardnadam Electricity Sub Station, Sandbankbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2025Sep 2022granted May 2023Feb 2025Argyll and Bute2.7
Faulds Park Road- Solar PV Panlelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3under constructionupdated Apr 2022Apr 2022granted Jul 2022Apr 2022Inverclyde4.6
Greenock Headworks, Eldon Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023Oct 2022granted Dec 2022Jan 2023Inverclyde8.4

Distance from the average position of the PA23 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Rooftop solar202000.6
Wind farm6100250.4
Battery storage5220073.9

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Argyll and Bute decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsArgyll and ButeUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)4910,236
Refused22 (45%)19%
Solar refused0 of 412%
Onshore wind refused21 of 4145%
Battery storage refused1 of 416%
Median time from submission to decision53.3 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed5 / 4—

All projects in Argyll and Bute

Is the status up to date?

32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near PA23, 3 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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