Crossburns Wind Farm (75 MW)
Crossburns Wind Farm is a 75 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 6 October 2017; the record was last updated on 31 October 2017. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 October 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 October 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Appeal reference
- WIN-340-1
- Turbines
- 25
- Address (REPD)
- Urlar Estate, which is 4km southwest of Aberfeldy
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 157 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2845
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Calliachar Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | abandoned | 2.9 |
| Calliachar | wind farm | 32.2 | operational | 3.7 |
| Wind Farm at Meall Dearg Wind Farm | wind farm | 147 | application submitted | 7.1 |
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 (56.5962, -3.895).