Cnoc Buidhe Windfarm (191 MW)
Cnoc Buidhe Windfarm is a 191 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 10 April 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 April 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 191 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Belltown Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004767
- Turbines
- 29
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Cnoc Buidhe Windfarm, West Lussa Forest
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- REPD reference
- 13569
The scheme also includes 109 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangy Wind Farm Extension/Tangy 2 | wind farm | 6 | operational | 7.7 |
| Kilchattan | wind farm | 13.6 | refused on appeal | 8.4 |
| Tangy Wind Farm - repowering/Tangy 3 | wind farm | 36.8 | permission expired | 8.8 |
| Tangy Wind Farm/Tangy 1 | wind farm | 12.8 | operational | 8.8 |
| Tangy 4 Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (55.4239, -5.6056).