Creggan Wind Farm (54 MW)
Creggan Wind Farm is a 54 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 23 June 2017; the record was last updated on 29 June 2017. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 29 May 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 June 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 June 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 54 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 29 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Burcote Wind
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00002102
- Appeal reference
- WIN-130-1
- Turbines
- 18
- Address (REPD)
- north-west of the village of Glenbarr in West Kintyre
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 184 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4192
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Turbines at Allt Domhain Wind Farm | wind farm | 64.8 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Blary Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | operational | 3.9 |
| Auchadaduie Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.9 |
| Beinn an Tuirc Windfarm Phase 3 | wind farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Largie Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.9 | refused | 6.8 |
| Beinn an Tuirc | wind farm | 29.7 | operational | 7.4 |
| Beinn an Tuirc Phase 2 | wind farm | 43.7 | operational | 7.4 |
| Clachaig Glen | wind farm | 60 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Tangy Wind Farm/Tangy 1 | wind farm | 12.8 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (55.5686, -5.7048).