An Carr Dubh Wind Farm (85.8 MW)
An Carr Dubh Wind Farm is an 85.8 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status: consented by Scottish Ministers on 26 October 2026, not yet built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 22 March 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 May 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 26 October 2026 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Status source: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 85.8 MW
- Status
- approved, not built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004781
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- 6km North West Of Inveraray And 4.5km East Of Dalavich
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- REPD reference
- 13805
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardchonnel Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| Inverliever | wind farm | 47.5 | refused | 5.7 |
| Loch Awe - Eredine Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| An Suidhe | wind farm | 19.3 | operational | 6.2 |
| Blarghour Wind Farm | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Carraig Gheal | wind farm | 46 | operational | 8.6 |
| Musdale Wind Farm | wind farm | 64 | application withdrawn | 9.7 |
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other 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 (56.2616, -5.2835).