Power plant · Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ladyfield Renewable Energy Park
Ladyfield Renewable Energy Park is a cancelled wind power plant in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 58.5 MW of capacity, operated by Ridge Clean Energy Limited.
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 | Ladyfield Wind Farm, Inveraray, PA32 8XJ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | 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 |
| Permit date | 2 May 2025 (permit ECU00003291, Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Jan 2024 (reference ECU00003291, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 May 2025 (granted, reference ECU00003291, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ridge Clean Energy Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 58.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 13 units (4.5 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 | 56.2832, -5.0784 | 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.
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- Permit granted (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00003291)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00003291)
How it compares
Ladyfield Renewable Energy Park is the 144th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 410th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 58.5 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 | 144th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | 0.13% |
| United Kingdom | 410th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,357th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 58 substations and 40 grid connections (29 operating, 315 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inveraray Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Cromalt Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.7 km |
| Ardkinglas GSP | Substation | — | — | 7.6 km |
| Blarghour Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 1.69 MW | Operating | 9.8 km |
| ALT-NA Lairige Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| 66MW WIND grid connection | Grid connection | 66 MW | Planned | 11 km |
Operator and place
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- Torness1,200 MW
- 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. 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.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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