Solar, wind and battery projects near Brechin (DD9)
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DD9 (Angus): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Stracathro (249 MW battery storage, approved on 13 August 2025, not yet built), 3.6 km away. Offshore, 1 wind farm is recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Inch Cape (1,080 MW, under construction), 39.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DD9
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stracathrobattery storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Angus | 3.6 |
| Balnacake Farmwind farm | wind farm | 1.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2013 | Aug 2012 | — | Apr 2013 | Angus | 5.5 |
| Careston Estatewind farm | wind farm | 52 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2011 | — | — | Feb 2011 | Angus | 5.9 |
| Arrats Mill, Arratsolar farm | solar farm | 18.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Angus | 6.2 |
| Balwyllo Farm, Dun Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Jul 2024 | Angus | 7.4 |
| Dunmill, Substation Dunbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jan 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Nov 2025 | Angus | 7.5 |
| East Ballochysolar farm | solar farm | 39.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2020 | Jan 2020 | granted Sep 2020 | Mar 2020 | Angus | 7.8 |
| East Ballochybattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Jan 2020 | granted Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 | Angus | 7.8 |
| Montreathmont Moorwind farm | wind farm | 38 | refused on appealupdated Jul 2010 | Feb 2005 | refused Jun 2008 | Jul 2010 | Angus | 8.4 |
| Witton Farm wind clusterwind farm | wind farm | 3 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2013 | Mar 2013 | — | Oct 2013 | Angus | 8.8 |
| Montreathmont Moor Forest Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Apr 2022 | Angus | 9.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stracathro Hospital Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | operationalupdated Apr 2021 | Oct 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 | Angus | 4.4 |
| Edzell Airbase Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 0.7 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Mar 2023 | — | Apr 2023 | Aberdeenshire | 6.5 |
| Adjacent Rosehill Resevoir, Ethie Solar Photovoltaic Panel Arraysolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Angus | 6.9 |
| Montreathmont Moor Forest Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Oct 2024 | Angus | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the DD9 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Wind farm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 359 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inch Cape | 1,080 | under constructionupdated Jun 2026 | 39.8 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Angus decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Angus | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 72 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 21 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 18 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Near DD9, 6 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.