Glentarken Wind Farm (104 MW)
Glentarken Wind Farm is a 104 MW wind farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 March 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 104 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- SSE Renewables Wind Farms UK Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004700
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Drummond Estate, Drummond, Perth
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- REPD reference
- 13002
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Tarken | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Tir Artair | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Acharn Forest | battery storage | 9.9 | approved, not built | 10.0 |
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 (56.4373, -4.1836).