Power plant · Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helensburgh Community Wind Farm
Helensburgh Community Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 4 MW of capacity, operated by Helensburgh Renewables.
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 To South East Of Tom Na H Airidh And North Of Drumfad Wood, Approximately 2km North Of 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 18 Jul 2014 (reference 14/01674/PP, planning authority Argyll and Bute) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Jul 2015 (withdrawn, reference 14/01674/PP, planning authority Argyll and Bute) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Helensburgh Renewables (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (0.8 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 | 56.0333, -4.7376 | 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 14/01674/PP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 14/01674/PP)
How it compares
Helensburgh Community Wind Farm is the 960th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 4,085th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 960th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,085th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 12,850th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 44 substations, 29 grid connections (19 operating, 265 MW) and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfin 11kV Network | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Blairlinnans Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Ross Priory Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 12 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
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