Killean Wind Farm (59.4 MW)
Killean Wind Farm is a 59.4 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 August 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 October 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 59.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004927
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- 1.8km east of Tayinloan, Kintyre, Tarbert
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- REPD reference
- 14997
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killean EC00005266 | 56 | 9 December 2016 | refused 18 December 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clachaig Glen | wind farm | 60 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Narachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 72.6 | refused | 3.8 |
| Deucheran Hill | wind farm | 15.8 | operational | 5.2 |
| Largie Windfarm II | wind farm | 21 | refused | 5.2 |
| Largie Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.9 | refused | 6.4 |
| Cnoc Donn Arnicle | wind farm | 15 | operational | 8.2 |
| Beinn an Tuirc Phase 2 | wind farm | 43.7 | operational | 8.6 |
| Beinn an Tuirc | wind farm | 29.7 | operational | 8.6 |
| Corriechreive | wind farm | 30 | refused | 8.7 |
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 (55.6482, -5.6192).