Cruach Clenamacrie Wind Farm (45 MW)
Cruach Clenamacrie Wind Farm is a 45 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 5 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 December 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Voltalia
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004841
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- 7km east of Oban
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- REPD reference
- 14548
The scheme also includes 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 5.1 |
| Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm - Repowering | wind farm | 33.6 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Corr Chnoc Wind Farm | wind farm | 86.4 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Musdale Wind Farm | wind farm | 64 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
| SSE Taynuilt Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Tullich Wind Farm | wind farm | 180 | application withdrawn | 8.5 |
| Carraig Gheal | wind farm | 46 | operational | 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 (56.4152, -5.3551).