Arrats Mill, Arrat (18.5 MW solar farm)
Arrats Mill, Arrat is an 18.5 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 July 2023.
18.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 July 2023record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 July 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Southesk Estate
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 22/00674/FULL
- Site area
- 25.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Arrats Mill Arrat Brechin
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Arrats Mill, Arrat - Solar Photovoltaic Array
- REPD reference
- 12644
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balwyllo Farm, Dun Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Dunmill, Substation Dun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| East Ballochy | solar farm | 39.9 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Stracathro | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Mount Boy | wind farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 6.4 |
| Montreathmont Moor | wind farm | 38 | refused on appeal | 7.0 |
| Glaxo Smith Kline Wind Turbine | wind farm | 5 | refused | 8.0 |
| Montreathmont Moor Forest Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Kinnell Farm, Kinnell Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (56.7168, -2.5851).