Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm (7.8 MW)
Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm is a 7.8 MW wind farm project in Strathclyde, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 June 1999; the record was last updated on 27 April 2006.
7.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 April 2006record last updated
Scotlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 May 1997 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 1998 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 June 1999 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2006
- Operator or applicant
- RWE npower
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 14
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Carn Gaibhre, Argyle and Bute
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 67 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3295
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musdale Wind Farm | wind farm | 64 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Carraig Gheal | wind farm | 46 | operational | 4.8 |
| Cruach Clenamacrie Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm - Repowering | wind farm | 33.6 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| SSE Taynuilt Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (56.3823, -5.2977).