Power plant · Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bamff Wind Farm
Bamff Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 14 MW of capacity, operated by Scottish Power Renewables.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Angus (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Bamff Wind Farm, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Tayside, PH11 8DN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Jun 2012 (reference 12/00963/FLL, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Apr 2013 (refused, reference 12/00963/FLL, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Jun 2014 (appeal refused, reference 12/00963/FLL, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Scottish Power Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 14 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 7 units (2 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.6720, -3.2358 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Angus, reference 12/00963/FLL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Angus, reference 12/00963/FLL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Angus, reference 12/00963/FLL)
How it compares
Bamff Wind Farm is the 546th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 1,490th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 14 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 546th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,490th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,490th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 97 grid connections (31 operating, 431 MW) and 75 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 8.74 MW grid connection at Coupar Angus Grid | Grid connection | 8.74 MW | Operating | 4.5 km |
| Alyth Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| 99.56MW PV/BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 99.6 MW | Planned | 6.3 km |
| Green Burn Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 49.8 MW | Planned | 10 km |
| Blairgowrie Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Dalrulzion Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
Operator and place
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- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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