West Mains of Kinblethmont (5 MW solar farm)
West Mains of Kinblethmont is a 5 MW solar farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 18 April 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 April 2016record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 4 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- BWE Partnership
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 15/00468/FULL
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Mains of Kinblethmont, Kinblethmont, Arbroath, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5333
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Parkhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.3 |
| Kinnell Farm, Kinnell Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Denfield | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Denfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Bankhead, Arbirlot | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Denfield Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Arbroath Battery Storage | battery storage | 35 | operational | 5.4 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
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 (56.6121, -2.6014).