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Giant's Burn Wind Farm

The proposed Giant’s Burn Wind Farm is located in Argyll and Bute, approximately 1.3 km north-west of Dunoon and 1.5km south-west of Sandbank. 

In July 2025, our Section 36 application for Giant’s Burn Wind Farm was submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consent Unit. Our full application can be found under the Planning Application Documents section of our website or on the Energy Consents Unit website (Ref. ECU00005007). 

It is proposed that Giant’s Burn Wind Farm will consist of up to seven turbines, five with a maximum blade tip height of 200m and two with a maximum blade tip height of 180m. 

The number of turbines and the height has been reduced following engagement during the scoping process and following feedback from our public exhibitions in 2024 and 2025.  

Thank you to everyone in the local community who attended our in-person public exhibitions and visited our online exhibition.  

You can view the Public Exhibitions documents, Scoping Request documents in the project documents section. Or find out more about the project by taking time to read our Frequently Asked Questions or by getting in touch. 

Public Notice  

GB WIND FARM LIMITED ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 

THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 

Notice is hereby given that GB Wind Farm Limited, ("the Company") with company registration number 14687295, having its registered office at 19th Floor 22 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 4BQ has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate the Giant’s Burn Wind Farm at approximately 1.3 km north-west of Dunoon (Central Grid Reference 213806E, 678515N). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would exceed 50MW, comprising up to 7 turbines, with 5 turbines having a ground to blade tip height of up to 200 metres and 2 turbines having a ground to blade tip height of up to 180 metres with associated ancillary infrastructure and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an EIA Report has been produced. 

The Company has also requested a direction under section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted. 

A copy of the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the EIA Report discussing the Company's proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at: 

Location Opening Hours  Address 
Dunoon Library

Tuesday - Thursday: 09.30 -16.30 

Friday - Saturday: 09.30 - 13.00

Queen’s Hall

Argyll Street

Dunoon

Argyll

PA23 7HH

 

Rothesay Library 

Tuesday - Thursday: 09.30 -16.30 

Friday - Saturday: 09.30 - 13.00

 

Stuart Street

Rothesay

Isle of Bute

PA20 0BX

The EIA Report can also be viewed on the application website at www.giants-burn.co.uk or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00005007. 

Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from 0800 772 0668/email: ukprojects@statkraft.com at a charge of £1,500 per hard copy or £15 on USB storage device. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge. 

Any representations on the application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation. 

Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement. 

All representations should be received not later than Monday 1st September 2025 although Ministers may consider representations received after this date. 

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the developer will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice. 

Where Scottish Ministers are required to, or decide to exercise their discretion to do so, they can cause a public inquiry to be held. 

Following examination of the environmental information, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of two ways: 

  • Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or
  • Reject the proposal 

General Data Protection Regulations 

The Scottish Government processes representations under the Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot. 

A privacy notice is published on the Help page at www.energyconsents.scot.This explains how the Scottish Government processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about the processing of your personal information by the Scottish Government, please email Econsents_Admin@gov.scot or write to Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU. 

Project timeline

  • Stage 1: Site Selection (12 months)

    Extensive research to identify suitable sites: positive indicators include good wind speed and minimal environmental and technical constraints.

  • Stage 2: Pre-Planning (6 - 12 months)

    We request the view of the Scottish Government, Argyll and Bute Council and other statutory and non-statutory bodies on the level of study required (known as "Scoping"). 

     

  • Stage 3: Submit Planning Application, and Decision (12 - 24 months)

    An application is submitted to the Scottish Government, accompanied by a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment Report showing the results of all studies undertaken.  

  • Stage 4: Construction (12 - 18 months)

    If Giant's Burn is approved, construction begins at least one year after consent.

    Construction typically takes 12-18 months and planning conditions are used to manage elements of construction.

  • Stage 5: Operation (c.50 years)

    The turbines are managed from a regionally based maintenance team, and operations are controlled by detailed planning conditions.

     

  • Stage 6: Decommissioning (12 months)

    At the end of the planning period, turbines are removed or an option could be taken to repower the project. Financial provision, is put in place before construction starts to cover this cost.

The project team

Iain Robertson

Head of Development Services

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Kirsty Clarke

Senior Project Manager - Wind

Suzy Kerr

Community Liaison Manager

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