Loch Awe - Eredine Wind Farm (100 MW)
Loch Awe - Eredine Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 November 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 December 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004517
- Turbines
- 22
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Btw Loch Awe & Loch Fyne, Lochgilphead
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- REPD reference
- 11667
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Suidhe | wind farm | 19.3 | operational | 3.3 |
| Ardchonnel Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| An Carr Dubh Wind Farm | wind farm | 85.8 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| A'Chruach (Phase 1) | wind farm | 48.3 | operational | 6.6 |
| Inverliever | wind farm | 47.5 | refused | 8.4 |
| Blarghour Wind Farm | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 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 (56.2077, -5.2693).