East Ballochy (39.9 MW solar farm)
East Ballochy is a 39.9 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 September 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 March 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 September 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 September 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2020 | Application submitted |
| 15 September 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 39.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 20/00019/FULM
- Site area
- 161.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field 400M SE Of East Ballochy, East Ballochy, Montrose, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7674
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballochy Solar Farm 14/00549/FULL | 19 | 4 July 2014 | replaced by a revised application |
| East Ballochy 20/00019/FULM | 39.9 | 27 January 2020 | approved on 15 September 2020, not yet built |
| East Ballochy 20/00019/FULM | 10 | 27 January 2020 | approved on 15 September 2020, not yet built |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmill, Substation Dun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Balwyllo Farm, Dun Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Arrats Mill, Arrat | solar farm | 18.5 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Stracathro | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Glaxo Smith Kline Wind Turbine | wind farm | 5 | refused | 6.9 |
| Hill of Garvock Wind Energy Project (2) | wind farm | 15 | refused | 8.7 |
| Hill of Garvock Wind Energy Project | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Mount Boy | wind farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 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 (56.7469, -2.5406).