Welton Of Creuchies (9.2 MW wind farm)
Welton Of Creuchies is a 9.2 MW wind farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 January 2018; the record was last updated on 3 April 2018.
9.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 April 2018record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 May 2010 | Application submitted |
| 21 March 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 June 2011 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 July 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 July 2012 | Appeal allowed |
| 19 July 2017 | Construction started |
| 23 January 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Green Cat Renewables
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 10/00876/FLL
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Alyth, Blairgowrie
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 112 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3396
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welton of Creuchies | wind farm | 9.2 | application withdrawn | 0.3 |
| Tullymurdoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | operational | 2.9 |
| West Pitnacree Farm, Alyth | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Drumderg | wind farm | 36.8 | operational | 3.3 |
| Bamff Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 4.5 |
| Saddle Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | refused | 5.5 |
| Green Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 33 | abandoned | 7.9 |
| Haughend Farm - Alyth Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 900 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
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 (56.637, -3.2794).