Stirches Renewable Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage (30 MW)
Stirches Renewable Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage is a 30 MW solar farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 3 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- IB Vogt UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00006015
- Site area
- 59.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stirches Renewable Energy Park (solar And BESS) Land To South And East Of Stirches Mains
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Name in REPD
- Stirches Renewable Energy Park - Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18030
The scheme also includes 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Birneyknowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 60 | refused on appeal | 6.8 |
| Barrel Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 24.5 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| Langhope Rig | wind farm | 16 | 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 (55.4374, -2.7948).