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Onshore wind planning in Stirling
Stirling has decided 11 onshore wind schemes and approved 64% of them, taking a median of 14.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 129 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Stirling compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Stirling sits in the 39th percentile for approval rate (4 points below the England average) and the 51st percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (12)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Easter Cringate Cottage, Polmaise Road - Wind Turbines Drummarnock Wind Farm Limited · 24/00494/FUL | 30 | Application Submitted | 2024-08-06 |
Shelloch Wind Farm Force 9 Energy Partners Llp · 20/00840/FUL · 13.2 mo to decide | 24 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-02-11 |
Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm Force 9 Energy LLP and EDF Energy · 13/00728/FUL · 23.4 mo to decide | 21 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-11-17 |
Craigannet Farm Wind Turbine Clean Earth Energy · 15/00211/FUL · 3.6 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2015-08-16 |
Rosehill Wind Turbines Green Cat Renewables · 12/00708/FUL · 17.7 mo to decide | 2.4 | Operational | 2014-04-24 |
Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm Partnerships for Renewables · 12/00515/FUL · 4.1 mo to decide | 45 | Appeal Refused | 2012-12-11 |
CRAIGANNET WIND FARM Lomond Energy · 12/00056/FUL · 6.9 mo to decide | 15 | Appeal Refused | 2012-08-31 |
Muirpark Airtricity Developments · 09/00170/FULL · 38.1 mo to decide | 33 | Application Refused | 2012-05-03 |
Earlsburn North (Kingsburn) Wind Farm Falck Renewables · 08/00104/DET · 25.7 mo to decide | 22.5 | Operational | 2010-04-01 |
Ballindalloch Muir Npower Renewables · 22.8 mo to decide | 20 | Application Refused | 2009-11-12 |
Craigengelt Scotia Wind Ltd · 06/01052/DET · 14.4 mo to decide | 20 | Operational | 2008-02-12 |
Earlsburn Falck Renewables · 03/00936/DET · 7.5 mo to decide | 37.5 | Operational | 2004-07-01 |
Does Stirling approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 11 onshore wind schemes Stirling has decided, 64% were approved (7 granted, 4 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Stirling?
The median time from application to decision is 14.4 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has Stirling consented?
129 MW has been consented across 7 approved schemes, with 113 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Stirling
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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