Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (165 MW)
Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 165 MW solar farm project in East Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 165 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Voltalia UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004815
- Site area
- 184.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Springfield, 50m N/o Oldhamstocks & 7.8km SE/O Dunbar
- Council area (by location)
- East Lothian
- Name in REPD
- Springfield - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 19016
The scheme also includes 80 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Aikengall, Innerwick | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase III | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 7.5 |
| Braxbess Battery Storage | battery storage | 650 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Crystal Rig Extension II | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 8.9 |
| Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 60.8 | operational | 9.3 |
| Aikengall | wind farm | 48 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (55.9931, -2.5521).