High Constellation Wind Farm (48 MW)
High Constellation Wind Farm is a 48 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 June 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 July 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 26 June 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 26 June 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 May 2019 | Application submitted |
| 26 June 2020 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 26 June 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa r.e. UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001857
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Mull of Kintyre
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7345
The scheme also includes 55.5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Eascairt Wind Farm | wind farm | 26 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Narachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 72.6 | refused | 6.5 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Solar | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Wind | wind farm | 114 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Battery | battery storage | 38 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Largie Windfarm II | wind farm | 21 | refused | 7.2 |
| Corriechreive | wind farm | 30 | refused | 7.3 |
| Gartnagrenach | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
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 (55.7028, -5.487).