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Solar planning in Falkirk
Falkirk has decided 8 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW.
How Falkirk compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Falkirk sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 87th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (9)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Central Boulevard, Central Park - Solar Panels Ameresco Limited · P/25/0070/CPL · 1.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-04 |
Whyte and Mackay - Solar Panels Whyte & Mackay Distillers Limited · P/24/0360/FUL · 1.9 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-10-18 |
Wonder World, Castlelaurie Industrial Estate - Solar Panels SNRG Limited · P/24/0060/FUL · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-22 |
North Inches - Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generation Private Developer · P/22/0135/PPP | — | Application Withdrawn | 2023-11-20 |
Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Stirling Road - Solar Array Forth Health Limited · P/23/0329/FUL · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-04 |
West Carron Works, Stenhouse Road - Solar Array Carron Phoenix · P/23/0171/FUL · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.55 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-16 |
Denny Wastewater Treatment, Winchester Avenue - Solar Panels Scottish Water Horizons · P/22/0396/FUL · 3.2 mo to decide | 0.44 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-18 |
Roughmute Sewage Treatment Works - Solar Panels Scottish Water National Operations Control Centre · P/22/0436/FUL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.81 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-04 |
Campbells Prime Meat, The Heatherfield Whitecross - Solar Panels Campbells Prime Meat · P/22/0394/FUL · 1.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-07 |
Does Falkirk approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 8 solar farms Falkirk has decided, 100% were approved (8 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Falkirk?
The median time from application to decision is 1.7 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Falkirk consented?
2 MW has been consented across 8 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Falkirk
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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