RAF Lossiemouth (5 MW solar farm)
RAF Lossiemouth is a 5 MW solar farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 13 May 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 9 July 2026.
5 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
9 July 2026record last updated
Moraycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 9 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Cogeo Planning & Environmental Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 26/00589/APP
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Raf Lossiemouth, Lossiemouth
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Name in REPD
- RAF Lossiemouth - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 20096
Who decides
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopmill | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Milltown Airfield (Speyslaw) | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Loanhead Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Speyslaw Farm | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Speyslaw Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Hill of Towie II Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | permission expired | 9.9 |
| Hill of Towie (Drummuir) | wind farm | 48 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (57.7103, -3.3079).