Earlsburn (37.5 MW wind farm)
Earlsburn is a 37.5 MW wind farm project in Stirling, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2007; the record was last updated on 27 June 2016.
37.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 June 2016record last updated
Stirlingcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2003 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2004 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2006 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2007 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 37.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- Stirling
- Planning application reference
- 03/00936/DET
- Turbines
- 15 (Renantis; REPD: 14)
- Address (REPD)
- Hart Hill, Fintry , Stirling
- Council area (by location)
- Stirling
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3201
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlsburn North (Kingsburn) Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | refused on appeal | 3.0 |
| Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 3.2 |
| Craigengelt | wind farm | 20 | operational | 3.4 |
| Craigannet Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| Muirpark | wind farm | 33 | refused | 4.3 |
| Patrickston Farm | solar farm | 15 | permission expired | 7.4 |
| Rullie Community Windfarm | wind farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 8.9 |
| Glenhead Farm (Upper) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.3 |
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 (56.0708, -4.0955).