Eascairt Wind Farm (26 MW)
Eascairt Wind Farm is a 26 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 September 2018, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 May 2020.
26 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 May 2020record last updated
Argyll and Butecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 September 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 December 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 28 September 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 September 2018 | Appeal allowed |
| 14 March 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Infinergy (formerly PI Renewables)
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- 15/00205/PP
- Appeal reference
- PPA-130-2059
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Escairt Farm by Skipness
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 188 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5123
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Wind | wind farm | 114 | refused on appeal | 3.4 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Solar | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 3.4 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Battery | battery storage | 38 | refused on appeal | 3.4 |
| Freasdail Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 4.3 |
| High Constellation Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Gartnagrenach | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Cour Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Corriechreive | wind farm | 30 | refused | 9.2 |
| Earraghail Renewable Energy Development | solar farm | 5 | refused | 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 (55.7398, -5.4504).