Renewable energy projects in Dundee City
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Dundee City (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 6 approved but not running, 3 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 2 of 12 decided applications (17%; UK 19%), with a median 25 weeks from submission to decision.
12projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
17%of decisions refused
How Dundee City decides
| Applications | Dundee City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Projects in Dundee City
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Craigie Retail Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Dunsinane Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated May 2023 | Dec 2019 | granted Feb 2022 | May 2023 |
| Dundee Technology Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | Apr 2020 | granted Oct 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| Grange Of Berryhill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2021 | granted Sep 2022 | Nov 2025 |
| Pitkerro Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refusedupdated Aug 2025 | Feb 2025 | refused Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Locarno Works, Brown Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 39.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Michelin Tyre Co Ltd - Dundeewind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Oct 2009 | May 2003 | granted Sep 2004 | Oct 2009 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clepington Road Electric Vehicle Charging Hubbattery storage | battery storage | 0.6 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2021 | — | Jan 2022 |
| Harris Academy, Perth Road - Soalr Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Police Station, Balunie Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Michelin Tyresrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | abandonedupdated Nov 2018 | Feb 2016 | granted Mar 2016 | Nov 2018 |
| Harris Academy, Perth Road - Extension/Roof Solar Photovoltaic Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | under constructionupdated Jan 2023 | Jul 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jan 2023 |
Postcode districts in Dundee City
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD1 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| DD2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| DD3 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| DD4 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| DD5 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Dundee City by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.