Corlarach Hill (42 MW wind farm)
Corlarach Hill is a 42 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 27 May 2009; the record was last updated on 7 December 2010.
42 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
7 December 2010record last updated
Argyll and Butecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2007 | Application submitted |
| 29 January 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 27 May 2009 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2010
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- 07/00851/DET
- Turbines
- 16
- Address (REPD)
- Corlarach Hill Argyll and Bute
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Craig | wind farm | 47.5 | application withdrawn | 2.8 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm -Batter Energy Storage | battery storage | 23 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm- | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Berfern Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 7.7 |
| Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Leapmoor Forest | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (55.9273, -4.9867).