In August 2024, RES submitted a planning application for a 9-turbine wind farm proposal on Killean Estate, around 2km east of Tayinloan, Kintyre. 

In November 2025, Argyll and Bute Council objected to the application, triggering a public local inquiry (PLI) which is due to take place by the end of 2026. 

Additional information was submitted by RES in September 2026 to update the Cumulative Landscape and Visual Assessment. This takes account the changes to the baseline situation since the submission of the original report. Click here to view the additional information documents.

Following a PLI, the appointed Reporter at the Department of Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA) will submit a report and a final determination will be made by Scottish Ministers thereafter. 

If consented, the project is predicted to deliver over £55 million to the local economy in addition to the environmental benefits associated with renewable energy, as follows: 

• Deliver £5.9 million of inward investment to the local area in the form of jobs, employment, and the use of local services during the development and construction 

• Provide over £35 million in business rates to Argyll and Bute Council during its 50-year operational lifetime 

• Create a community benefit package worth approximately £14.85 million (or equivalent) over the operational lifetime – tailored to the needs and priorities of the local area 

• Generate approximately 80 jobs within Argyll and Bute during development and construction 

• Generate enough carbon-free electricity to power approximately 51,000 homes each year 

• Offset approximately 47,145 tonnes of carbon emissions based on the grid-mix of fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable generation 

• Achieve carbon payback within 1.9 years 

The community benefit package may also include RES' unique Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS), which offers an annual discount to the electricity bills of those properties closest to the wind farm. 

To find out more about the project please click here.