Cullerlie Solar Farm (13 MW)
Cullerlie Solar Farm is a 13 MW solar farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 November 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 November 2021.
13 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 November 2021record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 November 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy ES Co Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2021/0378
- Site area
- 18.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lands South Of Cornhill Farm Echt Westhill
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 8842
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Fare Wind Farm & Battery Storage | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Kintore | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 9.4 |
| Hill of Fare Wind Farm | wind farm | 150 | abandoned | 9.5 |
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 (57.1183, -2.3638).