Ardtaraig Wind Farm (29.4 MW)
Ardtaraig Wind Farm is a 29.4 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 7 November 2019; the record was last updated on 17 December 2019.
29.4 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
17 December 2019record last updated
Argyll and Butecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | Application submitted |
| 29 March 2019 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 26 June 2019 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 November 2019 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 29.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Boralex/Infinergy
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- 18/01516/PP
- Appeal reference
- PPA-130-2073
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 137 m
- Address (REPD)
- Located around 14.5km to the west of Dunoon, near Loch Striven, adjacent to the Stronafian Community Forest, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6336
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruach Mhor | wind farm | 33.3 | operational | 1.6 |
| Strone Saul Hill | wind farm | 20 | refused | 9.2 |
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 (56.0247, -5.1516).