Muirmealing Solar Farm (5 MW)
Muirmealing Solar 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 20 November 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
20 November 2019record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 November 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 20 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Muirmealing Solar Ltd (The Abbey Group)
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 15/02993/FULL
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Muirmealing Shaw, Saline, Dunfermline
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5698
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Muirhead Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 1.7 |
| West Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.2 |
| Nettly Burn Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 80 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Balhearty Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Outh Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
| Kincardine Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Kincardine Battery Storage | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Dunfermline North Solar Photovoltaic Array/Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | under construction | 9.4 |
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 (56.1167, -3.6126).