Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinnon Park Farm, Methven - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
Kinnon Park Farm, Methven - Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a cancelled power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Namene Solar.
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 | Kinnon Park Farm, Methven, Perth, PH1 3NE | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Sept 2024 (reference 24/01188/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 May 2026 (refused, reference 24/01188/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Namene Solar | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 102 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.4116, -3.5430 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 24/01188/FLM)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 24/01188/FLM)
How it compares
Kinnon Park Farm, Methven - Solar Farm & Battery Storage is the 161st-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 362nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 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 | 161st of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 362nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,865th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 89 grid connections (31 operating, 451 MW) and 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnon Park grid connection | Grid connection | 56.9 MW | Planned | 1.7 km |
| Battery storage 49.4 MW grid connection at Burghmuir Grid | Grid connection | 49.4 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Burghmuir Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Burghmuir GSP | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Inveralmond Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Perth Royal Infirmary grid connection | Grid connection | 8 MW | Planned | 5.8 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
- Kinnon Park grid connection56.9 MW
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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.
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- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
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