Carey Solar Farm (10 MW)
Carey Solar Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 25 May 2023; the record was last updated on 2 September 2020.
10 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
2 September 2020record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 May 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 15/01327/FLL
- Site area
- 22.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Carey Solar Farm, Abernethy, Perth, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5569
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordon Farm, Abernethy | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Cordon Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 1.5 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Jamesfield Garden Centre, Newburgh | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Jamesfield Organic Centre | battery storage | 49 | operational | 2.8 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Jamesfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.9 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Binn Eco Park Battery | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
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 (56.3361, -3.3384).