Wind Farm at Meall Dearg Wind Farm (147 MW)
Wind Farm at Meall Dearg Wind Farm is a 147 MW wind farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 147 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00006049
- Turbines
- 21
- Turbine height
- 250 m
- Address (REPD)
- Meall Dearg Wind Farm, 6km S/O Aberfeldy, Perth
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Name in REPD
- Meall Dearg Wind Farm - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 18494
The scheme also includes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Calliachar Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| Creag A Bhaird | wind farm | 29.9 | refused on appeal | 4.8 |
| Griffin Wind farm | wind farm | 156 | operational | 6.7 |
| Crossburns Wind Farm | wind farm | 75 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
| Calliachar | wind farm | 32.2 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (56.5469, -3.8226).