Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm (45 MW)
Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm is a 45 MW wind farm project in Stirling, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 4 July 2013; the record was last updated on 4 September 2013.
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refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 September 2013record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 July 2013 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Partnerships for Renewables
- Planning authority
- Stirling
- Planning application reference
- 12/00515/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 13/00001/REF
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Land Some 1100M North Of Cairnoch Polmaise Road To Carron Reservoir Stirling
- Council area (by location)
- Stirling
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2800
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigannet Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 2.4 |
| Earlsburn | wind farm | 37.5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Craigengelt | wind farm | 20 | operational | 3.4 |
| Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 4.2 |
| Earlsburn North (Kingsburn) Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Muirpark | wind farm | 33 | refused | 5.2 |
| Glenhead Farm (Upper) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.1 |
| Rullie Community Windfarm | wind farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
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 (56.0444, -4.1019).