Land to the North West of Sypsies Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land to the North West of Sypsies Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 29 August 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
29 August 2018record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 September 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2018
- Operator or applicant
- RF Logan & Co
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 15/00525/FULL
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The North West Of Farm, Sypsies, Crail, Anstruther
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5570
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenly Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.3 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Lingo Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
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 (56.2612, -2.6489).