Kincraig Solar Farm and battery storage system (21 MW)
Kincraig Solar Farm and battery storage system is a 21 MW solar farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2024; the record was last updated on 17 June 2025.
21 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
17 June 2025record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 18 October 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2022/0838
- Site area
- 36.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Kincraig Ellon
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system
- REPD reference
- 11177
The scheme also includes 21 MW of solar farm, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Fiddes | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 2.8 |
| Middleton Of Potterton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (57.3126, -2.0639).