Tealing Solar Energy Park - Phase 2 (110 MW)
Tealing Solar Energy Park - Phase 2 is a 110 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 25 March 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 25 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 110 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Sirius EcoDev Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004882
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Leyshade, Tealing, Dundee
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14543
Recorded together with Tealing Battery Energy Storage Farm (80 MW battery storage, approved, not built).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tealing Solar Energy Park - Phase 2 ECU00004882 | 110 | 17 November 2023 | approved on 25 March 2025, not yet built |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field 279M North East of 15 Tealing | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| Tealing Airfield PV | solar farm | 31 | permission expired | 2.7 |
| Balnuith Farm, Tealing | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Dodd Hill | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 3.1 |
| Wellbank Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Frawney Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 4.4 |
| Pitkerro Road | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 5.2 |
| New Craigie Retail Park | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (56.5303, -2.9309).