Frodo Solar and Battery Energy Development (60.1 MW)
Frodo Solar and Battery Energy Development is a 60.1 MW solar farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 May 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 April 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 16 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 60.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy International
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003345
- Site area
- 113.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Frodo Solar Farm, Crimond, Fraserburgh
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10993
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Bilbo Solar Farm | solar farm | 36.6 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Greenside Extension | wind farm | 7 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 2.3 |
| South of Greenwellheads | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| St Fergus Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 3.3 |
| St Fergus Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 5.9 |
| Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 6.6 |
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 (57.6012, -1.9152).