Earraghail Renewable Energy Development (5 MW solar farm)
Earraghail Renewable Energy Development is a 5 MW solar farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 14 February 2025; the record was last updated on 8 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 14 February 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003421
- Address (REPD)
- Land approximately 1.2km south of Tarbert and 1.1km north of Skipness, Argyll & Bute
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 156 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10711
The scheme also includes 78 MW of wind farm, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freasdail Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Wind | wind farm | 114 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Solar | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Battery | battery storage | 38 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
| Eascairt Wind Farm | wind farm | 26 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Gartnagrenach | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 9.3 |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 (55.8083, -5.364).