Earlsburn North (Kingsburn) Wind Farm (22.5 MW)
Earlsburn North (Kingsburn) Wind Farm is a 22.5 MW wind farm project in Stirling, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 May 2016; the record was last updated on 31 May 2016.
22.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2016record last updated
Stirlingcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 February 2008 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 May 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- Stirling
- Planning application reference
- 08/00104/DET
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Earlsburn, Gargunnock Hills
- Council area (by location)
- Stirling
- Time to decision
- 112 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4247
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 2.3 |
| Earlsburn | wind farm | 37.5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | refused on appeal | 5.1 |
| Patrickston Farm | solar farm | 15 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Craigengelt | wind farm | 20 | operational | 6.0 |
| Muirpark | wind farm | 33 | refused | 6.5 |
| Craigannet Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
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 (56.089, -4.1231).