Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool Solar Farm (39 MW)
Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool Solar Farm is a 39 MW solar farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 February 2025.
39 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 February 2025record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 39 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Locogen Consulting Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 23/02598/FULL
- Site area
- 71.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Glenniston Farm Gleniston Auchtertool Lochgelly
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10433
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleniston, Auchtertool | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Camilla Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 0.5 |
| Mossmorran Battery Storage | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Clentrie Wind Farm (Gevens) | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.3 |
| Little Raith Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 1.4 |
| Little Raith Farm - extension | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Mossmorran Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Westfield | wind farm | 10 | operational | 3.9 |
| Strathruddie, Kinglassie Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (56.1129, -3.2713).