Craignathro Farm (6.5 MW solar farm)
Craignathro Farm is a 6.5 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 April 2022.
6.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 April 2022record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 August 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Craignathro Farms Limited
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 23/00077/FULL
- Site area
- 8.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field 430 West Of Craignathro Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Craignathro Farm - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 10962
The scheme also includes 6 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfordpark House, Glamis Road | rooftop solar | 6.7 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Orchardbank Industrial Estate | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 2.4 |
| Carseview Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Whitehills Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Suttieside Farm, Suttieside Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 3.2 |
| Dragonhall Farm, Padanaram | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Solar Farm at Cossans Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Cossans Solar Farm -ESS | battery storage | 35 | application submitted | 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 (56.6289, -2.8796).