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7 April 2026
TGP Landscape Architects are delighted that TrioPowerLtd’s* 39MW Binn Solar & 6MW BESS Farm near Glenfarg has secured unanimous approval from Perth & Kinross Council.
Through appointment by SLR, TGP supported the planning application, providing #LandscapePlanning services in appraisal and landscape mitigation proposals.
TGP’s Principal Landscape Architect, Chris Lockett states,
“This is a very rewarding approval for the client and consultant team. The Binn solar and BESS site illustrates the importance of correct siting and design, along with carefully prepared assessment and stakeholder / consultant collaboration. Located in a fringe upland landscape within the designated Ochil Hills Local Landscape Area, the appropriateness of the scale and type of development was presented in the context of the existing adjacent, yet not related, Binn Ecopark recycling facility. The allocation of this neighbouring industrial feature within the Local Plan, along with the physical and visual influence it has on this part of the LLA, were very important when considering the cumulative effects of the proposal. While this is an evolved and changing landscape, it is deeply rooted in its environmental and cultural heritage, with historical assets very close by.”
By transforming this site positively for renewable energy generation and storage, TGP’s considered and sensitive landscape mitigation proposals incorporate visual screening and significant biodiversity enhancements, coordinated with SLR’s own ecological team.
The development will connect into the existing substation at Abernethy.
Planning Consultant: DavidBellPlanningLtd
Site Plan/Ecology/Heritage/Glint & Glare/Noise/Transport/Drainage: SLR
Landscape & Visual/Landscape Plan: TGPLandscapeArchitects
Photomontages: NewVisualSolutions
*Trio is a company owned by Octopus Renewable Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) and managed by Perthshire-based BLCEnergyLimited.
