Cossans Solar Farm -ESS (35 MW)
Cossans Solar Farm -ESS is a 35 MW battery storage project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- BLC Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005213
- Address (REPD)
- Cossans Solar Farm, Haugh of Cossans, Forfar
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- REPD reference
- 18983
Recorded together with Solar Farm at Cossans Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonhall Farm, Padanaram | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 3.2 |
| Orchardbank Industrial Estate | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 3.8 |
| Newfordpark House, Glamis Road | rooftop solar | 6.7 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Land East of Sandyford | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| Hanna Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | abandoned | 5.7 |
| Mile Hill | wind farm | 13.8 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Craignathro Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Carseview Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (56.6333, -2.9748).