Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Green Burn Wind Farm
Green Burn Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 33 MW of capacity, operated by ABO Wind.
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 | land at Blackhall Farm and Shieldrum Farm, approximately 11km north-west of Alyth and 5km north-east of Bridge of Cally in Perth and Kinross | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | 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 | 20 Feb 2018 (permit 15/01691/FLM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 7 Oct 2015 (reference 15/01691/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Feb 2018 (granted, reference 15/01691/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Mar 2017 (refused, reference 15/01691/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Feb 2018 (appeal granted, reference 15/01691/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ABO Wind | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 33 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 11 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 | 56.6864, -3.3721 | 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 granted (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 15/01691/FLM)
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 15/01691/FLM)
- Permit refused (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 15/01691/FLM)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 15/01691/FLM)
How it compares
Green Burn Wind Farm is the 284th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 687th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 33 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 | 284th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 687th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,641st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 96 grid connections (31 operating, 431 MW) and 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Burn Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 49.8 MW | Planned | 2.0 km |
| Dalrulzion Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Wind 8.74 MW grid connection at Coupar Angus Grid | Grid connection | 8.74 MW | Operating | 8.1 km |
| Alyth Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| 99.56MW PV/BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 99.6 MW | Planned | 11 km |
| Blairgowrie Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
Operator and place
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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.
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