Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm (18 MW)
Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm is an 18 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 September 2025.
18 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
22 September 2025record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 April 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- AlphaReal
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 23/00272/FULL
- Site area
- 20.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 540M West Of Parkhill Farm Letham Grange
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12495
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mains of Kinblethmont | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.1 |
| Parkhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Denfield | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Denfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Bankhead, Arbirlot | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Denfield Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Arbroath Battery Storage | battery storage | 35 | operational | 4.3 |
| Kinnell Farm, Kinnell Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
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 (56.6028, -2.6082).