Solar Panels at Clayfords Farm (6 MW)
Solar Panels at Clayfords Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 November 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 November 2024.
6 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 November 2024record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Farm Number 2
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2024/1169
- Site area
- 9.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Clayfords Farm, W/O Clayfords Cottages, Strichen, Fraserburgh
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Strichen Solar Project, Clayfords Farm - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 17030
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Sub Station, Strichen | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Mormond Hill Windfarm | wind farm | 27.6 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Strichen North | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 2.9 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| House O'Hill | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
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 (57.5847, -2.09).