Abercairney (66 MW wind farm)
Abercairney is a 66 MW wind farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 9 September 2006; the record was last updated on 11 January 2010. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 January 2004 | Application submitted |
| 9 September 2006 | Appeal refused |
| 5 October 2006 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Catamount Energy Ltd c/o Force 9
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 24
- Address (REPD)
- Nr Crieff, Gilmerton
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 143 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3227
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mull Hill Windfarm | wind farm | 22.5 | refused on appeal | 4.5 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (56.4216, -3.8841).