Freasdail Wind Farm (22.5 MW)
Freasdail Wind Farm is a 22.5 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 8 February 2017; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017.
22.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2017record last updated
Argyll and Butecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 25 September 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 April 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 20 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 8 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG)
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- 12/02150/PP
- Appeal reference
- 13/00022/REFPLA
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of Loch Freasdail And North Of Loch Cruinn Whitehouse By Tarbert Argyll And Bute
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 77 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3886
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 Solar | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Battery | battery storage | 38 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Wind | wind farm | 114 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Gartnagrenach | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 2.0 |
| Eascairt Wind Farm | wind farm | 26 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Earraghail Renewable Energy Development | wind farm | 78 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Earraghail Renewable Energy Development | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.5 |
| High Constellation Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Corriechreive | wind farm | 30 | refused | 9.7 |
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 (55.777, -5.4706).