Land North of Balbeggie Avenue (12 MW solar farm)
Land North of Balbeggie Avenue is a 12 MW solar farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 March 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 September 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 29 March 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 29 March 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 March 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- North Gisborne
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 15/03472/FULL
- Site area
- 27.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To North Of, Balbeggie Avenue, Balbeggie Thornton, Kirkcaldy
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 0.9 |
| Middle Balbeggie | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.0 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Land North of Thornton Road | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Wemyss Estate - Randolph Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Earlseat | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 4.7 |
| Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Balsillie Avenue - Roaring Hill Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 19.9 | under construction | 6.6 |
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 (56.1561, -3.1512).