High Brenfield Wind Farm (66 MW)
High Brenfield Wind Farm is a 66 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 10 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 15 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 15 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004961
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sw/O Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- REPD reference
- 15542
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruach Brenfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.4 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Allt Rubha Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Shira Wind Farm | wind farm | 79 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Alt Dearg | wind farm | 42 | refused | 5.2 |
| Raera Forest | wind farm | 48 | refused | 6.6 |
| Srondoire Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 6.7 |
| Allt Dearg Wind Farmers LLP | wind farm | 10.8 | operational | 6.7 |
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 (55.991, -5.4459).