Power plant · Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm
Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 45 MW of capacity, operated by Partnerships for 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 | Stirling (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land Some 1100M North Of Cairnoch Polmaise Road To Carron Reservoir Stirling | 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 | 8 Aug 2012 (reference 12/00515/FUL, planning authority Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Jul 2013 (appeal refused, reference 12/00515/FUL, planning authority Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Dec 2012 (refused, reference 12/00515/FUL, planning authority Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Partnerships for Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 45 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 15 units (3 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 | 56.0459, -4.0992 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm is the 211th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 523rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 45 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 | 211th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.13% |
| United Kingdom | 523rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,085th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 26 grid connections (13 operating, 238 MW), 24 substations and 7 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 2.6 km |
| Shelloch B Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 8.1 km |
| Patrickston Farm - PV + Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 15.9 MW | Planned | 10 km |
| Kippen Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Kepculloch Primary | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
Operator and place
More from Partnerships for Renewables
Other power plants in Scotland
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- 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.