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Giant's Burn Wind Farm 1.3km North West Of Dunoon And 1.5km South West Of Sandbank Argyll And Bute

Refused Argyll and Bute 25/01342/S36 Electricity Generation consultation

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Section 36 Consultation: Giant's Burn Wind Farm (ECU ref. ECU00005007) for the erection of 7 variable pitch (3 bladed) wind turbines (5 each with a maximum blade tip height of up to 200m and 2 up to 180m) along with a battery energy storage system (BESS). The application seeks an operational period of 50 years.

As published by the council, reference 25/01342/S36

Application record

Reference
25/01342/S36
Type
Electricity Generation consultation
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused As published: Objection
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
25 Jul 2025
Decided
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Cowal
Parish
Sandbank Community Council
Decision by
Major Committee Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2025

    Received by Argyll and Bute

  2. 19 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Objection

  3. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Argyll and Bute refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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