Bonnyknox Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Bonnyknox Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 1 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 August 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
14 August 2025record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 25/00339/FULM
- Site area
- 95.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fallaws Of Arbirlot Arbirlot
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- REPD reference
- 16666
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mains Of Guynd Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.1 |
| Dusty Drum | wind farm | 6 | refused | 2.4 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Drummygar Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.5 |
| Bankhead, Arbirlot | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Corse Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused | 4.3 |
| Denfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Arbroath Battery Storage | battery storage | 35 | operational | 5.0 |
| Denfield | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
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 (56.5558, -2.7006).