Balado Windfarm (5.6 MW)
Balado Windfarm is a 5.6 MW wind farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 January 2004; the record was last updated on 9 September 2004.
5.6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
9 September 2004record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 August 2002 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2004 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 9 September 2004
- Operator or applicant
- Glen Devon Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 02-01464-FUL
- Appeal reference
- P/PPA/340/283
- Address (REPD)
- Balado Kinross
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3187
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire-End Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Blairadam Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.6 | refused | 8.0 |
| Mellock Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | refused | 8.0 |
| Mellock Hill Wind Farm II | wind farm | 35 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
| Outh Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Nettly Burn Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 80 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Earnieside Farmhouse, Dunning Glen Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
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 (56.2065, -3.4605).