Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm (30 MW)
Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 June 2024; the record was last updated on 22 July 2024.
30 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
22 July 2024record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 22 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Industria Resources Llp
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 23/00393/FULM
- Site area
- 58.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cotton Of Lownie Hillend Of Lownie Forfar
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11284
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craignathro Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Whitehills Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Suttieside Farm, Suttieside Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Carseview Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Newfordpark House, Glamis Road | rooftop solar | 6.7 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Orchardbank Industrial Estate | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Carsebank Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.0 |
| Field 730M West Of Queen Street | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Finavon Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 6.3 |
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 (56.6254, -2.8271).