Rowan Wind Farm (85.8 MW)
Rowan Wind Farm is an 85.8 MW wind farm project in Strathclyde, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 July 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 26 April 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 85.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003230
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Kilberry Wind Farm Kilberry
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 116 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8534
The scheme also includes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasvaar Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.5 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
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 (56.4603, -5.8618).