Power plant · Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cove Community Wind Farm
Cove Community Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 11.5 MW of capacity, operated by Roseneath Peninsula West Community Development Trust.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Argyll and Bute (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Barbour Farm, Knockderry Farm And Clynder Woodland Cove Helensburgh Argyll And Bute | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Dec 2012 (reference 12/02695/PP, planning authority Argyll and Bute) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Aug 2013 (withdrawn, reference 12/02695/PP, planning authority Argyll and Bute) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Roseneath Peninsula West Community Development Trust (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 11.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (2.3 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.0278, -4.8462 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 12/02695/PP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 12/02695/PP)
How it compares
Cove Community Wind Farm was cancelled before it was built: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 11.5 MW is not counted in their totals.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 45 substations, 30 grid connections (20 operating, 267 MW) and 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45MW Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 52.7 MW | Planned | 8.3 km |
| Sandbank Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Dunoon GSP | Substation | — | — | 8.6 km |
| Dunoon Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.6 km |
| Cruach Mor grid connection | Grid connection | 27.6 MW | Operating | 17 km |
| Striven Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 3.71 MW | Operating | 17 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
Operator and place
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- Peterhead1,180 MW
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Hunterston B985 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Auchentiber Road - Battery Energy Storage System700 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.