Field 730M West Of Queen Street (5 MW solar farm)
Field 730M West Of Queen Street is a 5 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 December 2015, not yet built; the record was last updated on 5 August 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 4 December 2018, 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 4 December 2018, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 3 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 December 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Howmuir Solar
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 15/00864/FULL
- Site area
- 18.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field 730M West of Queen Street, Carsegownie, Forfar, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5655
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finavon Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 0.5 |
| Carsebank Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.4 |
| Suttieside Farm, Suttieside Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Whitehills Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Carseview Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 6.3 |
| Craignathro Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Careston Estate | wind farm | 52 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Newfordpark House, Glamis Road | rooftop solar | 6.7 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
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 (56.6819, -2.825).