Babcock Marine Bldg, Wood Road (5.6 MW solar farm)
Babcock Marine Bldg, Wood Road is a 5.6 MW solar farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 December 2023.
5.6 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 December 2023record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Babcock Marine
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 23/02089/FULL
- Site area
- 10.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Babcock Marine Bldg,180 Wood Road, Rosyth Business Park, Rosyth, Dunfermline
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Babcock Marine Bldg, Wood Road - Solar Photovoltaic Array
- REPD reference
- 13382
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOR Field 9 | battery storage | 37 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| South Pargillis | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Duddingston Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Kingdom of Fife Community Wind Park | wind farm | 12 | refused | 7.3 |
| Parkend Crossgates Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Dunfermline North Solar Photovoltaic Array/Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | under construction | 8.0 |
| Trinlaymire Farm Solar farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 8.5 |
| Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (56.0285, -3.441).