Dragonhall Farm, Padanaram (5 MW solar farm)
Dragonhall Farm, Padanaram is a 5 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2022; the record was last updated on 30 October 2023.
5 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
30 October 2023record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Ecosse Solar Parks Limited
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 21/00271/FULL
- Site area
- 8.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field 275M East Of Dragonhall Farm Padanaram Forfar
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dragonhall Farm, Padanaram - Solar Photovoltaic Array
- REPD reference
- 9065
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchardbank Industrial Estate | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 2.3 |
| Newfordpark House, Glamis Road | rooftop solar | 6.7 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Land East of Sandyford | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.6 |
| Cossans Solar Farm -ESS | battery storage | 35 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Solar Farm at Cossans Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Carseview Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Suttieside Farm, Suttieside Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Whitehills Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Craignathro Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
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 (56.6539, -2.9392).