Careston Estate (52 MW wind farm)
Careston Estate is a 52 MW wind farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 9 February 2011; the record was last updated on 9 February 2011. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 February 2011 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 52 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 9 February 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 26
- Address (REPD)
- Careston Estate, Angus
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- REPD reference
- 3278
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field 730M West Of Queen Street | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Finavon Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 7.2 |
| Carsebank Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.1 |
| Montreathmont Moor | wind farm | 38 | refused on appeal | 8.9 |
| Montreathmont Moor Forest Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Stracathro | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (56.7338, -2.7616).