Blarghour Wind Farm (84 MW)
Blarghour Wind Farm is an 84 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 October 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 October 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2018 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2021 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 29 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 84 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Coriolis Energy / ESB
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00005267
- Turbines
- 17 (Scottish Government ECU; REPD: 14)
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- 7km north west of Inveraray and 6km east of Dalavich
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 181 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 6405
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 | 3.7 |
| Ladyfield Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 41.4 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Ladyfield Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 58.5 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| An Suidhe | wind farm | 19.3 | operational | 6.6 |
| An Carr Dubh Wind Farm | wind farm | 85.8 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Upper Sonachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 64.6 | refused on appeal | 7.2 |
| Loch Awe - Eredine Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 9.3 |
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 (56.2718, -5.1716).