Pressock Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Pressock Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 October 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 October 2017record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 8 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 28 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Green Power Consultants
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 15/00330/FULL
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field 225m North East of Pressock Farm, Pressock, Guthrie
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4969
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreathmont Moor Forest Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Kinnell Farm, Kinnell Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Montreathmont Moor | wind farm | 38 | refused on appeal | 4.8 |
| Drummygar Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.9 |
| New Mains Of Guynd Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.8 |
| West Mains of Kinblethmont | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Dusty Drum | wind farm | 6 | refused | 7.5 |
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 (56.635, -2.7043).