THE Scottish Government has approved plans for a new wind farm and battery storage site.
Plans for the Ladyfield Renewable Energy Park, which is situated at a forestry site on the east side of Glen Aray, around 4.7km north of Inveraray in Argyll and Bute, were approved by the SNP Government’s Energy Consents Unit on Friday.
The wind farm will include 13 turbines, with a total capacity of 58.5MW and a tip height of up to 180 metres.
A battery storage site is also planned with a capacity of 41.4MW.
Ridge Clean Energy, an Oxfordshire-based developer, didn’t face a public inquiry on the application after Argyll and Bute Council’s planning committee approved it with no objection in January.
The site is expected to provide enough power for 45,000 homes each year.
RCE chief executive officer Marjorie Glasgow said at the time: 'We are delighted by the decision of the Argyll & Bute planning committee.
“We are grateful to contribute to the Inveraray local community and to Argyll & Bute more widely.
“This decision is a key step toward further engagement in the region with renewable energy development making a positive difference for communities.”
