Milltown Airfield (Speyslaw) (50 MW solar farm)
Milltown Airfield (Speyslaw) is a 50 MW solar farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 May 2018, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 September 2020. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 25 May 2023, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 25 May 2023, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 July 2017 | Application submitted |
| 25 May 2018 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 25 May 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000452
- Address (REPD)
- Milltown Airfield, Innes Estate, Elgin, Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 6341
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speyslaw Farm | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Speyslaw Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Bishopmill | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| RAF Lossiemouth | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Blackhills Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Loanhead Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Hill of Towie II Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | permission expired | 8.4 |
| Hill of Towie (Drummuir) | wind farm | 48 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (57.6733, -3.2353).