Shire-End Farm (17 MW solar farm)
Shire-End Farm is a 17 MW solar farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 February 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 February 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 18 February 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 18 February 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 18 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 February 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Qair Scotland Limited
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 14/02077/FLL
- Site area
- 81.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Shire-End Farm, Forgandenny, Perth, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4950
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochelbank Wind Farm | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Lochelbank Wind Farm II | wind farm | 9.6 | operational | 4.4 |
| Balado Windfarm | wind farm | 5.6 | refused | 7.0 |
| Mellock Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | refused | 7.7 |
| Mellock Hill Wind Farm II | wind farm | 35 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
| Binn Eco Park Solar | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Binn Eco Park Battery | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Knowes Farm | wind farm | 7.7 | refused | 8.9 |
| Binn Eco Park Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 9.1 |
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 (56.2694, -3.4611).