Tangy Wind Farm/Tangy 1 (12.8 MW)
Tangy Wind Farm/Tangy 1 is a 12.8 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 December 2002; the record was last updated on 18 January 2012.
12.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 January 2012record last updated
Argyll and Butecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2001 | Application submitted |
| 15 February 2002 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 December 2002 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 January 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Border Wind / Scottish and Southern (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- 94/0739/DET
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Kilkenzie , Cambeltown
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3467
Who decides
| Applications | Argyll and Bute | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (45%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 53.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangy Wind Farm - repowering/Tangy 3 | wind farm | 36.8 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Tangy 4 Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Auchadaduie Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 5.5 |
| Beinn an Tuirc Windfarm Phase 3 | wind farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.6 |
| Blary Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | operational | 8.2 |
| Creggan Wind Farm | wind farm | 54 | refused on appeal | 8.5 |
| Tangy Wind Farm Extension/Tangy 2 | wind farm | 6 | operational | 8.8 |
| Cnoc Buidhe Windfarm | wind farm | 191 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Wind Turbines at Allt Domhain Wind Farm | wind farm | 64.8 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (55.4953, -5.6666).