Solar, wind and battery projects near Taynuilt (PA35)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PA35 (Argyll and Bute): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is SSE Taynuilt Substation (49.9 MW battery storage, approved on 14 November 2025, not yet built), 2.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PA35
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm - Repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 33.6 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Argyll and Bute | 2.2 |
| SSE Taynuilt Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Argyll and Bute | 2.4 |
| Beinn Ghlas Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operationalupdated Apr 2006 | May 1997 | granted Aug 1998 | Apr 2006 | — | 5.0 |
| Cruach Clenamacrie Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 45 | application submittedupdated Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | — | Dec 2024 | Argyll and Bute | 8.0 |
| Cruach Clenamacrie Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application submittedupdated Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | — | Dec 2024 | Argyll and Bute | 8.0 |
| Musdale Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 64 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2017 | Aug 2013 | — | Mar 2017 | — | 8.2 |
| Carraig Ghealwind farm | wind farm | 46 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Nov 2004 | granted Jun 2008 | Oct 2017 | Argyll and Bute | 8.3 |
| Upper Sonachan Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 64.6 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2019 | Oct 2015 | refused May 2019 | Jun 2019 | Argyll and Bute | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the PA35 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 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 78.6 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.9 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.