Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 14 December 2023; the record was last updated on 4 January 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 January 2024record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 December 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Coupar Two Limited
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 23/01294/FLM
- Site area
- 90.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Se/O Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road, Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14792
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasance Road, Coupar 22/01285/FLM | 49.9 | 9 August 2022 | refused 23 February 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasance Road Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.5 |
| Coupar Angus, Pleasance Road Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Hallyburton | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Mains Of Keithick Farm, Keithick Battery Storage & Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.5 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Stirling Battery and Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 60 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Mill Of Peattie Farm, Kinnochtry Coupar | battery storage | 18 | refused | 2.1 |
| Mill Of Peattie Farm, Kinnochtry Coupar Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | refused | 2.5 |
| Milton Of Collace, Burrelton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.7 |
| Milton Of Collace, Burrelton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.8 |
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 (56.5349, -3.2672).