Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage (20 MW)
Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage is a 20 MW solar farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 5 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 July 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
18 July 2025record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Shropshire Council
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 25/1034/FUL
- Site area
- 110.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Of Challoch, And To The West Of The U52w Barnkirk Road
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Name in REPD
- Challoch, Barnkirk Road - Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17600
Who decides
| Applications | Dumfries and Galloway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 106 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 40 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 33 of 72 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 6 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 19 / 17 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 6 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Blair Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 145 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Shennanton Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Shennanton Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 6.3 |
| Glenvernoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| AUCHLEAND FARM Wind Farm | wind farm | 23.8 | application withdrawn | 9.0 |
| Hill of Ochiltree | wind farm | 23 | refused | 9.7 |
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 (54.9743, -4.5253).