Windburn Wind Farm (65 MW)
Windburn Wind Farm is a 65 MW wind farm project in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 5 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 65 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Octopus Energy / Wind 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004782
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Windburn Wind Farm, Hillfoots Business Village, Alva
- Council area (by location)
- Clackmannanshire
- REPD reference
- 13625
The scheme also includes 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankhead Farm | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Devilla Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 2.1 |
| Balhearty Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Forthbank | wind farm | 5 | refused | 5.9 |
| Rhodders Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.0 |
| Burnfoot Hill | wind farm | 26 | operational | 6.6 |
| Manor Powis | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Farm at Lower Polmaise | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.7 |
| Burnfoot East Wind Farm (further extension) | wind farm | 10.8 | operational | 6.7 |
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 (56.1504, -3.7868).