Airigh Wind Farm (58.8 MW)
Airigh Wind Farm is a 58.8 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 20 May 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2017 | Application submitted |
| 20 March 2020 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 20 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 58.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000471
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Airigh Wind Farm SW of, Tarbert
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 133 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6464
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gartnagrenach | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Freasdail Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 9.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.8423, -5.5766).