Power plant · Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm
Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 21 MW of capacity, operated by Force 9 Energy LLP and EDF Energy.
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 2 Kilometres North West Of Wester Cringate, Polmaise Road To Carron Reservoir Stirling | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | 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 | 17 Nov 2015 (permit 13/00728/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Dec 2013 (reference 13/00728/FUL, planning authority Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Nov 2015 (appeal granted, reference 13/00728/FUL, planning authority Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Nov 2015 (granted, reference 13/00728/FUL, planning authority Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Mar 2015 (refused, reference 13/00728/FUL, planning authority Stirling) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Force 9 Energy LLP and EDF Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 21 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 7 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 | 56.0745, -4.1444 | 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 expired
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Stirling, reference 13/00728/FUL)
- Permit granted (planning authority Stirling, reference 13/00728/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Stirling, reference 13/00728/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Stirling, reference 13/00728/FUL)
How it compares
Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm is the 476th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 1,425th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 21 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 476th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,425th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,510th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 28 grid connections (14 operating, 239 MW), 27 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 | 2.9 km |
| Shelloch B Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 3.8 km |
| Kippen Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.7 km |
| Patrickston Farm - PV + Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 15.9 MW | Planned | 7.7 km |
| Kepculloch Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Scotland
- Longannet2,260 MW
- Torness1,200 MW
- Peterhead1,180 MW
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Hunterston B985 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Auchentiber Road - Battery Energy Storage System700 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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