East Culkae Farm (5 MW solar farm)
East Culkae Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 4 December 2017; the record was last updated on 19 July 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
19 July 2018record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 December 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 19 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Neo Environmental
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 14/P/1/0576
- Address (REPD)
- East Culkae Farm, Sorbie
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2193
Who decides
| Applications | Dumfries and Galloway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 106 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 40 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 33 of 72 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 6 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 19 / 17 | — |
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 (54.7873, -4.4432).