Power plant · Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burnhead
Burnhead is a power plant in Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 26 MW of capacity, operated by Wind Prospect Developments and EDF.
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 | Falkirk (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | S/Of Stoneridge, Falkirk, | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | 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 |
| Permit date | 8 Oct 2013 (permit P/10/0857/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Falkirk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Dec 2010 (reference P/10/0857/FUL, planning authority Falkirk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Oct 2013 (appeal granted, reference P/10/0857/FUL, planning authority Falkirk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Nov 2011 (refused, reference P/10/0857/FUL, planning authority Falkirk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Oct 2013 (granted, reference P/10/0857/FUL, planning authority Falkirk) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wind Prospect Developments (Wind Prospect Developments/ EDF) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDF (Wind Prospect Developments/ EDF) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 26 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 13 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 | 55.9135, -3.7721 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Burnhead is the 349th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 852nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 26 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 349th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 852nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,156th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. P/10/0857/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 16 grid connections (6 operating, 52.5 MW), 13 data centers and 12 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataVita DV1 | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Sungard Availability Services | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Edinburgh SC-3 | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 27 km |
| Patrickston Farm - PV + Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 15.9 MW | Planned | 32 km |
| Shelloch B Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 33 km |
| Dunblane Primary | Substation | — | — | 33 km |
| Kippen Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 km |
| Glendevon Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 km |
Operators and place
More from Wind Prospect Developments
- Tressady Wind Farm32.5 MW
- Red Tile24 MW
- Mount Lothian Wind Farm20.7 MW
- Deeping St Nicholas Wind Farm16.4 MW
- Frandy Hill14 MW
- Thornholme Wind Farm12 MW
- Burnfoot East Wind Farm (further extension)10.8 MW
- Fox Covert Wind Farm10 MW
Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.