Solar, wind and battery projects near Cairndow (PA26)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PA26 (Argyll and Bute): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Ladyfield Renewable Energy Park (58.5 MW wind farm, approved on 2 May 2025, not yet built), 9.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PA26
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clachan Flats Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 15 | operationalupdated Jul 2010 | May 2002 | granted Jul 2004 | Jul 2010 | Argyll and Bute | 3.2 |
| Ladyfield Renewable Energy Parkwind farm | wind farm | 58.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2024 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 | Argyll and Bute | 9.3 |
| Ladyfield Renewable Energy Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 41.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2024 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 | Argyll and Bute | 9.3 |
| Creag Dhubhwind farm | wind farm | 27 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2020 | Dec 2019 | — | Apr 2020 | Argyll and Bute | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the PA26 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85.5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.4 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Argyll and Bute decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Argyll and Bute | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (45%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 53.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 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 Near PA26, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed).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.