Westfield Solar Farm & Battery (30 MW)
Westfield Solar Farm & Battery is a 30 MW solar farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 February 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 March 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 March 2026record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Application submitted |
| 12 February 2021 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Brockwell Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 20/02221/ARC
- Site area
- 35.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Westfield O C C S
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 20391
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Fife Power Station | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Strathruddie, Kinglassie Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Westfield | wind farm | 10 | operational | 3.7 |
| Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Ballingall Farm, Leslie | battery storage | 43 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Balsillie Avenue - Roaring Hill Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 19.9 | under construction | 6.2 |
| Little Raith Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 7.0 |
| Little Raith Farm - extension | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 7.0 |
| Clentrie Wind Farm (Gevens) | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 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 (56.1786, -3.2883).