Selms Muir Solar Farm (18 MW)
Selms Muir Solar Farm is an 18 MW solar farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 February 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 October 2025, 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 3 October 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 27 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 October 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 0442/FUL/22
- Site area
- 44.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Selms Muir Kirknewton
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Selms Muir - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9463
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | West Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyden Road | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Drumshoreland Road Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Broxburn | battery storage | 20 | operational | 4.2 |
| Drumcross Battery Storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Learielaw Farm, Learielaw | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Camilty Plantation Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Riccarton Mains Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 8.6 |
| Main Terminal 1 Edinburgh Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Fauch Hill | wind farm | 48 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
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 (55.8825, -3.4434).