Newfordpark House, Glamis Road (6.7 MW rooftop solar)
Newfordpark House, Glamis Road is a 6.7 MW rooftop solar project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 February 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 14 February 2026, 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 14 February 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 14 February 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 February 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 6.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Don & Low Limited
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 22/00800/FULL
- Site area
- 5.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Newfordpark House, Glamis Road, Forfar
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newfordpark House, Glamis Road - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 12845
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchardbank Industrial Estate | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 0.3 |
| Craignathro Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Carseview Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Dragonhall Farm, Padanaram | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 2.5 |
| Suttieside Farm, Suttieside Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Whitehills Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 2.9 |
| Cossans Solar Farm -ESS | battery storage | 35 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Solar Farm at Cossans Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Land East of Sandyford | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.7 |
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 (56.6389, -2.9088).