Parkend Crossgates Solar Panels & Battery Storage (30 MW)
Parkend Crossgates Solar Panels & Battery Storage is a 30 MW solar farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 March 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 April 2024.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 April 2024record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 7 March 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 March 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Greentech Projects Holding UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 22/03982/FULL
- Site area
- 32.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parkend Crossgates
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Parkend Crossgates - Solar Panels & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11861
The scheme also includes 9 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 2.3 |
| Mossmorran Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| South Pargillis | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Kingdom of Fife Community Wind Park | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.0 |
| STOR Field 9 | battery storage | 37 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Mossmorran Battery Storage | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Gleniston, Auchtertool | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Camilla Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 6.2 |
| Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool Solar Farm | solar farm | 39 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (56.0716, -3.3408).