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Stirling Battery and Solar Energy Park (60 MW)

Stirling Battery and Solar Energy Park is a 60 MW solar farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 May 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

60 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 May 2026record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area

Planning timeline

DateStage
16 May 2024Application submitted
11 February 2026Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers)
11 February 2031Permission due to expire (unless work starts)

Project details

Technology
solar farm
Capacity
60 MW
Status (REPD)
approved, not built
Record last updated
8 May 2026
Operator or applicant
EcoDev Group Limited
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application reference
ECU00005014
Site area
104.6 ha
Address (REPD)
Mains Of Keithick Farm, Keithick, Blairgowrie
Council area (by location)
Perth and Kinross
Time to decision
91 weeks
REPD reference
14994

The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).

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

ProjectTypeMWStatuskm
Mains Of Keithick Farm, Keithick Battery Storage & Solar Farmsolar farm20.5approved, not built<0.1
Pleasance Road Battery Energy Facilitybattery storage49.9operational1.6
Coupar Angus, Pleasance Road Battery Energy Facilitybattery storage49.9approved, not built1.8
Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road Solar Farmsolar farm49.9refused1.9
Mill Of Peattie Farm, Kinnochtry Couparbattery storage18refused2.7
Mill Of Peattie Farm, Kinnochtry Coupar Solar Farmsolar farm22refused3.0
Hallyburtonbattery storage100approved, not built3.6
Milton Of Collace, Burrelton Solar Farmsolar farm49.9refused4.5
Milton Of Collace, Burrelton Solar Farmsolar farm49.9refused4.8

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 (56.5321, -3.2971).