Solar, wind and battery projects near Dunblane (FK15)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of FK15 (Stirling): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Shindour, Feddal Hill Wood (50 MW battery storage, approved on 24 October 2024, not yet built), 6.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of FK15
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shindour Feddal Hill Wood Bracobattery storage | battery storage | 10 | abandonedupdated Jan 2023 | Oct 2017 | — | Jan 2023 | Perth and Kinross | 6.5 |
| Shindour, Feddal Hill Woodbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Jan 2023 | granted Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Perth and Kinross | 6.7 |
| Shindour Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2025 | May 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Feb 2025 | Perth and Kinross | 6.7 |
| Manor Powissolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | — | Jul 2017 | Stirling | 8.6 |
| Easter Cringate Cottage, Polmaise Roadwind farm | wind farm | 30 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Stirling | 9.5 |
| 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 | Stirling | 9.7 |
| Unit 15, Borrowmeadow Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 19 | abandonedupdated Nov 2019 | Aug 2017 | — | Nov 2019 | Stirling | 9.8 |
| Braes O'Dounewind farm | wind farm | 72 | operationalupdated Jan 2015 | Oct 2002 | granted Oct 2004 | Jan 2015 | — | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Stirling, Airthrey Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | Stirling | 6.2 |
| Cottrell Building, East Link Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Stirling | 6.7 |
| 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 | Stirling | 7.1 |
Distance from the average position of the FK15 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Stirling decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Near FK15, 3 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.