Forthbank (5 MW wind farm)
Forthbank is a 5 MW wind farm project in Falkirk, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 9 October 2012; the record was last updated on 20 November 2012.
5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
20 November 2012record last updated
Falkirkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2010 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 20 November 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Partnerships for Renewables
- Planning authority
- Clackmannanshire
- Planning application reference
- 10/00288/FULL
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- south east of Alloa
- Council area (by location)
- Falkirk
- Time to decision
- 99 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3769
Who decides
Clackmannanshire has 7 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine Battery Storage | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Devilla Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 3.7 |
| Kincardine Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Bankhead Farm | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Windburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 65 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Balhearty Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Farm at Lower Polmaise | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.5 |
| Manor Powis | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 8.1 |
| Glenside Farm | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
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 (56.0978, -3.7767).