Grange Of Berryhill Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Grange Of Berryhill Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Dundee City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 November 2025. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 21 September 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 21 September 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2021 | Application submitted |
| 8 February 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 May 2022 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 September 2022 | Appeal allowed |
| 21 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Uniper UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Dundee City
- Planning application reference
- 21/00535/FULM
- Appeal reference
- 22/00009/REFUSE
- Site area
- 118.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field 300M West Of Grange Of Berryhill Invergowrie
- Council area (by location)
- Dundee City
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- Name in REPD
- Grange Of Berryhill - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 8480
Who decides
| Applications | Dundee City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsinane Industrial Estate | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 1.5 |
| Dundee Technology Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 1.6 |
| Pyotdykes Farm, Stoneygroves, Liff Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Locarno Works, Brown Street | battery storage | 39.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Templeton Farm, Templeton | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Dormitories Star Inn Farm, Mains Of Fowlis | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| New Craigie Retail Park | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Pitkerro Road | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 6.4 |
| Tealing Airfield PV | solar farm | 31 | permission expired | 6.5 |
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 (56.47, -3.027).