Denhead (25 MW solar farm)
Denhead is a 25 MW solar farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 April 2026.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 April 2026record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Muirden Energy
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2023/2040
- Site area
- 50.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Denhead, Banff
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Denhead - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 12161
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneyhill | wind farm | 30.6 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Boyndie Airfield | wind farm | 16.7 | operational | 4.1 |
| Lodge Hill | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 4.9 |
| Law Of Doune Road, Macduff | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Deuchries | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 6.1 |
| Brownside Farm - Electricity Production Facility & Battery Storage | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Whitestones Birks Farm, Longmanhill | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 7.9 |
| Cairnandrew | wind farm | 6 | refused | 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 (57.6432, -2.5847).