Kinnell Farm, Kinnell Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (10 MW)
Kinnell Farm, Kinnell Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 10 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 November 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 December 2023.
10 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 December 2023record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 20 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 November 2032 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- One Planet Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 23/00484/FULL
- Site area
- 37.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Kinnell Farm, Kinnell, Arbroath
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kinnell Farm, Kinnell - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 12632
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mains of Kinblethmont | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Montreathmont Moor Forest Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Montreathmont Moor | wind farm | 38 | refused on appeal | 4.2 |
| Pressock Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Parkhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Mount Boy | wind farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Denfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
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 (56.641, -2.6323).