Wellbank Solar Farm (25 MW)
Wellbank Solar Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 February 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 February 2026record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 15 February 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Greentech
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 23/00424/FULM
- Site area
- 45.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field 196M NW/O Wellbank Farm Wellbank
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Wellbank - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11365
Who decides
| Applications | Angus | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 72 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 21 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 18 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodd Hill | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Tealing Battery Energy Storage Farm | battery storage | 80 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Tealing Solar Energy Park - Phase 2 | solar farm | 110 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Field 279M North East of 15 Tealing | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.3 |
| Pitkerro Road | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 6.1 |
| Tealing Airfield PV | solar farm | 31 | permission expired | 6.1 |
| Frawney Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 6.4 |
| Balnuith Farm, Tealing | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| New Craigie Retail Park | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (56.53, -2.873).