Denfield Farm (20 MW battery storage)
Denfield Farm is a 20 MW battery storage project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 March 2026.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 March 2026record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Seahills Properties Limited
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 23/00285/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Land To East Of Crudie Acre Co, Arbroath, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14341
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath Battery Storage | battery storage | 35 | operational | 0.1 |
| Denfield | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Bankhead, Arbirlot | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Denfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Corse Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused | 4.5 |
| Parkhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Bonnyknox Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.1 |
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 (56.5655, -2.619).