Renewable sites › An Suidhe
An Suidhe
An Suidhe is an operational 19.3 MW onshore wind farm in Argyll and Bute, generating since 4 August 2010. Planning permission was granted on 21 October 2005, 2 months after submission. Operator of record: RWE npower.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 August 2005 |
| Permission granted | 21 October 2005 2 months after submission |
| Operational | 4 August 2010 57 months after consent |
Screening a site of your own?
Argyll and Bute approves 58% of onshore wind schemes. Redline puts that number, and everything else the record holds, against your own boundary: the authority’s actual approval rate and decision times, every designation inside the red line, agricultural grade, 1 m LIDAR earthworks, how contested the grid is, and yield with a P90 — before you spend on a consultant.
Arrives prefilled with An Suidhe’s recorded coordinate — swap in your own postcode or coordinates.
Argyll and Bute’s record on onshore wind
Argyll and Bute has decided 38 onshore wind schemes and approved 58%, taking a median of 14.7 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Argyll and Bute →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Small Hydro · Operational | 2.2 | 3.9 km |
Small Hydro · Operational | 3 | 4.1 km |
Small Hydro · Operational | 1 | 5.5 km |
Small Hydro · Operational | 1.9 | 8.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 48.3 | 9.3 km |
Small Hydro · Operational | 1 | 9.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 46 | 14.2 km |
How big is An Suidhe?
An Suidhe has a recorded installed capacity of 19.3 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates An Suidhe?
REPD records the operator as RWE npower. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was An Suidhe approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 August 2005. Permission was granted on 21 October 2005, 2 months later. The site became operational on 4 August 2010, 57 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3298.
Novarly Parcel · official public data, read properly · parcel.novarly.com
All sites · Screen your own site · Planning by council · Coal mining search by postcode