Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossburns Wind Farm
Crossburns Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 75 MW of capacity, operated by West Coast 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 | Perth and Kinross (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Urlar Estate, which is 4km southwest of Aberfeldy | 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 | 1 Oct 2014 (planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Oct 2017 (refused, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Oct 2017 (appeal refused, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Coast Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 75 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 25 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 | 56.5978, -3.8922 | 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 researchHow it compares
Crossburns Wind Farm is the 75th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 203rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 75 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 | 75th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.22% |
| United Kingdom | 203rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,394th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 68 grid connections (33 operating, 379 MW) and 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberfeldy Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Keltneyburn Hydro Generator grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 6.9 km |
| Coshieville Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Tummel Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 17 MW | Operating | 14 km |
| Tummel Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 16.2 MW | Operating | 14 km |
| Tummel Bridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
Operator and place
More from West Coast Energy
- Limmer Hill99 MW
- Nutberry60 MW
- Corlarach Hill42 MW
- Daviot Wind Farm32.5 MW
- Berrier Hill22.5 MW
- Tullo Farm17.5 MW
- Corse Hill Wind Farm17.5 MW
- Pressendye16.1 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.
- 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.