OUR CAMPAIGN
THE STORY SO FAR
In June 2025, shocked by plans to build a 19-turbine wind farm in nearby Glen Lednock, a group of local residents got together to campaign against the industrialisation of a precious rural landscape. Subsequently 'Save Glen Lednock' has also been battling against the adjacent 12-turbine Glentarken Wind Farm.
Save Glen Lednock has held three public meetings - which showed overwhelming opposition to the wind farm plans - and commissioned an expert report by Dr Chris Ford, a planner specialising in the environmental effects of energy developments.
Dr Chris Ford's reports:
Summary of Planwell report and objection for Save Glen Lednock.pdf
Planwell report and objection for Save Glen Lednock.pdf
The group's 41-page objection to the wind farm was submitted to the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit (ECU) last year (Save Glen Lednock objection to ECO0004966.pdf), and we successfully lobbied Perth & Kinross Council to object too (Glen Lednock wind farm: Call to scrap scheme as council objects). Local networking, leafleting and posters all helped to encourage more than 330 members of the public to object to the ECU - and not a single individual submitted a letter of support for the wind farms.
Perth & Kinross Council's objections to both wind farms followed robust objections by NatureScot, the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority (Agenda Item 4 Committee Report - Glen Lednock) and many other organisations.
The final decision now rests with the Scottish Government, following a planned Public Inquiry - unless the developers bow to public opinion and withdraw their destructive proposals.
Standing-room only at the 2 September 2025 public meeting in Comrie's White Church (attended by more than 150 people) to discuss the threat posed by the Glen Lednock Wind Farm.
What We’re Doing Now and in the Coming Months
Recently, two major new national factors have allowed us to broaden and deepen the campaign.
Late last year, the UK National Energy Systems Operator - which controls the national grid - announced a new policy (https://www.neso.energy/neso-implements-electricity-grid-connection-reforms-unlock-investment-great-britain) which will require prospective wind farm developers to demonstrate that there is capacity available. Scotland already produces more electricity than it uses, and consumers have to pay the cost of turning off wind turbines when generation exceeds what can be exported on the grid. This is a major setback for the Glen Lednock and Glentarken plans.
Further problems for Low Carbon and SSE follow a landmark legal ruling in February when the Court of Session in Edinburgh threw out the Mull Muir wind farm application in the Borders - for failing to consider the environmental implications of its grid connection. Both the Glen Lednock and Glentarken planning applications and Environmental Impact Assessments failed to consider the impact of the grid-connection infrastructure.
Further information:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c363w8y4715o
Summary of Court of Session ruling
There is growing public disquiet over the proposed proliferation of wind farms across Perthshire and across Scotland more widely, and we are now sharing intelligence with other campaigning groups, notably those fighting a variety of destructive energy proposals across Strathearn.
Further information:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e59rqn5r9o
https://saveglenlednock.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Letter-to-Rural-CCs.docx
And on the local front, we are making preparations - including fund-raising - for a potential Public Inquiry.
For all the most recent media coverage and campaign activity see our news section.
Campaign Media & Image Gallery
Here is a small initial selection of the extensive media coverage we have secured - locally, regionally, and nationally - and some photos from the campaign. We will be expanding this section to illustrate the full breadth and depth of our work.
‘Any [Battery Energy Storage System] or onshore wind development entering the planning system now has an absolutely microscopic chance of getting a grid connection in the next 15 years’