Renewable energy projects in Falkirk
26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Falkirk (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 16 approved but not running, 1 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 3 of 19 decided applications (16%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
26projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
16approved, not running
16%of decisions refused
How Falkirk decides
| Applications | Falkirk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 8 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Projects in Falkirk
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 43 | under constructionupdated Dec 2025 | Feb 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Dec 2025 |
| Rullie Community Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 25 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2012 | Dec 2011 | — | Oct 2012 |
| Land To The East Of Wholeflats Road (Grangemouth)battery storage | battery storage | 20 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Apr 2018 | — | Aug 2020 |
| Land adjacent Bonnybridge Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 19.9 | abandonedupdated Jul 2019 | Mar 2017 | — | Jul 2019 |
| Tod Hill Farm Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 12 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jun 2011 | granted Jun 2012 | May 2015 |
| Easter Drumclair Woodwind farm | wind farm | 6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Forthbankwind farm | wind farm | 5 | refusedupdated Nov 2012 | Nov 2010 | refused Oct 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| Asda Grangemouth Depotwind farm | wind farm | 4 | refusedupdated Mar 2009 | Feb 2007 | refused Dec 2007 | Mar 2009 |
| ASDA Distribution Centrewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | permission expiredupdated Apr 2017 | Nov 2007 | granted Mar 2009 | Apr 2017 |
| Greenhill Farmwind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2017 | Jun 2017 | — | Oct 2017 |
| Kinneil Kerse Wastewater Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roughmute Sewage Treatment Worksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| West Carron Works, Stenhouse Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Denny Wastewater Treatment, Winchester Avenuesolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Whyte and Mackayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Stirling Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Wonder World, Castlelaurie Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Central Boulevard, Central Park - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Abbotsinch Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Unit 2, Tamfourhill Avenue - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| The Helix Park - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| North-East of Spitfire Way - GCPbattery storage | battery storage | — | permission expiredupdated Sep 2019 | Aug 2017 | — | Sep 2019 |
| North Inches Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generationsolar farm | solar farm | — | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2023 | Mar 2022 | — | Nov 2023 |
| Campbells Prime Meat, The Heatherfield Whitecrosssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Central Boulevard, Central Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Abbotshaugh, Sawmill Abbots Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Postcode districts in Falkirk
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EH51 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FK1 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| FK2 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| FK3 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| FK4 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| FK5 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| FK6 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Falkirk by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.