Renewable energy projects in Stirling
28 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Stirling (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 12 approved but not running, 5 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 7 of 23 decided applications (30%; UK 19%), with a median 30 weeks from submission to decision.
28projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
30%of decisions refused
How Stirling decides
| Applications | Stirling | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 30.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Projects in Stirling
Projects of 1 MW and more (23)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenside Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 45 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2013 | Aug 2012 | refused Dec 2012 | Sep 2013 |
| Killin Switching Station, Boreland - Boreland Energy Storage Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 43 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Earlsburnwind farm | wind farm | 37.5 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Nov 2003 | granted Jul 2004 | Jun 2016 |
| Earlsburn Wind Farm Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 34 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Muirparkwind farm | wind farm | 33 | refusedupdated May 2012 | Mar 2009 | refused May 2012 | May 2012 |
| Easter Cringate Cottage, Polmaise Roadwind farm | wind farm | 30 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Sep 2024 |
| Shelloch Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 24 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jan 2021 | granted Feb 2022 | Aug 2025 |
| Earlsburn North (Kingsburn) Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 22.5 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Feb 2008 | granted Apr 2010 | May 2016 |
| Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2019 | Dec 2013 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2019 |
| Ballindalloch Muirwind farm | wind farm | 20 | refusedupdated Nov 2009 | Dec 2007 | refused Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| Craigengeltwind farm | wind farm | 20 | operationalupdated Jun 2010 | Dec 2006 | granted Feb 2008 | Jun 2010 |
| Unit 15, Borrowmeadow Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 19 | abandonedupdated Nov 2019 | Aug 2017 | — | Nov 2019 |
| Earlsburn Wind Farm Extensionbattery storage | battery storage | 18 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Craigannet Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appealupdated May 2013 | Feb 2012 | refused Aug 2012 | May 2013 |
| Patrickston Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | permission expiredupdated Feb 2021 | Jan 2020 | granted May 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| Acharn Forestbattery storage | battery storage | 9.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Farm at Lower Polmaisesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2019 | Sep 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Oct 2019 |
| Manor Powissolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | — | Jul 2017 |
| Pirnhall Services, Bannockburn Interchangesolar farm | solar farm | 4 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Rosehill Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 2.4 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Oct 2012 | granted Apr 2014 | Feb 2016 |
| Craigannet Farm Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Apr 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Jun 2017 |
| Forthside Way Battery Storage Unitbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottrell Building, East Link Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| University Of Stirling, Airthrey Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| McLaren Leisure Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Airthrey Road PV Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Dec 2021 | granted Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Glen Lednock Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | — | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Stirling
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK7 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| FK8 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| FK9 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| FK15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| FK16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FK17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FK18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FK19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FK20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FK21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| G63 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 Stirling by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.