Solar, wind and battery projects near Killin (FK21)
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of FK21 (Stirling): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Glentarken Wind Farm (104 MW wind farm, application submitted on 21 January 2025, no decision recorded), 9.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of FK21
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killin Switching Station, Boreland - Boreland Energy Storage Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 43 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 | Stirling | 1.4 |
| Tir Artairbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Perth and Kinross | 2.5 |
| Acharn Forestbattery storage | battery storage | 9.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Stirling | 2.5 |
| Glentarken Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 104 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | — | 9.0 |
| Glentarken Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | — | 9.0 |
Distance from the average position of the FK21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.