Denfield Solar Farm (12.5 MW)
Denfield Solar Farm is a 12.5 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 4 March 2025.
12.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
4 March 2025record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 14 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 February 2033 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Peter J Stirling Limited
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 24/00589/FULL
- Site area
- 24.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 200m W/O Denfield, Arbroath
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Denfield - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17328
The scheme also includes 12 MW of solar farm, recorded separately in REPD (replaced by a revised application).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denfield Solar Farm 23/00706/FULL | 12 | 17 October 2023 | withdrawn 25 September 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankhead, Arbirlot | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Denfield | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Arbroath Battery Storage | battery storage | 35 | operational | 1.3 |
| Denfield Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Bonnyknox Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| New Mains Of Guynd Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.5 |
| Parkhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (56.5737, -2.6357).