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Solar planning in Fife
Fife has decided 31 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 3.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 244 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Fife compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Fife sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 19th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (40)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Westwood One, James Watt Avenue - Solar Array EGG · 26/00340/FULL | 0.5 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-12 |
Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road - Solar Array & Battery Storage Locogen Consulting Limited · 24/02548/FULL · 9.1 mo to decide | 40 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-03 |
Over Rankeilour Farm - Solar Farm Balance Power Projects Limited · 25/01330/FULL | 29.9 | Application Submitted | 2025-05-20 |
Aldi Stores - Solar Panels Aldi Stores Limited · 25/00415/CLP | 0.54 | Application Submitted | 2025-02-21 |
Priorletham Farmhouse - Solar PV Array Robert Picken & Son · 24/02392/FULL · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-10-22 |
Water Treatment Works,Seco Place - Solar Panels Scottish Water · 24/00239/FULL · 3.7 mo to decide | 0.57 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-06-07 |
Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool - Solar Farm Locogen Consulting Limited · 23/02598/FULL · 6.7 mo to decide | 39 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-05 |
Parkend Crossgates - Solar Panels & Battery Storage Greentech Projects Holding UK Limited · 22/03982/FULL · 15.3 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-07 |
Carrs Flour Mill, High Street - Solar Panels Carrs Flour Mills Limited · 22/03700/FULL · 7.4 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-21 |
Former Madras College, Kilrymont Road - Solar panels Scotsman Group · 23/03054/ARC · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-30 |
Clayton Caravan Park , Clayton - Solar Panel Array Clayton Caravan Park · 23/03511/FULL · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-29 |
Elmpark Sawmill, Leven Mills - Solar PV Panels SNRG Limited · 23/03151/FULL · 2 mo to decide | 0.92 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-24 |
Donaldson Timber Engineering, Muiredge Industrial Estate - Solar Panels SNRG Ltd and Donaldson Timber · 23/03055/FULL · 2 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-17 |
Babcock Marine Bldg, Wood Road - Solar Photovoltaic Array Babcock Marine · 23/02089/FULL · 3.5 mo to decide | 5.64 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-08 |
Flexcon, Whitworth Road - Solar Panels Flexcon Europe · 23/02030/FULL · 1.8 mo to decide | 1.47 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-13 |
Uthrogle Mills - Solar Farm BayWa R.e Operation Services Limited · 23/00993/FULL · 3.8 mo to decide | 3.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-15 |
Dunfermline North - Solar Photovoltaic Array/Battery storage Dunfermline Solar Limited (AMPYR Solar Europe) · 22/01225/FULL · 13.9 mo to decide | 29.9 | Under Construction | 2023-06-23 |
Flexel International, Telford Road - Solar Array Flexel International Limited · 23/00700/FULL · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-06 |
Police scotland, Detroit Road - Solar Panels Scottish Police Authority · 22/03330/FULL · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-09 |
Leviton, Viewfield Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Leviton Network Solutions europe · 22/03215/FULL · 1.9 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-25 |
Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array RWE Renewables UK Limited · 21/02380/FULL · 13.6 mo to decide | 4.19 | Under Construction | 2022-09-30 |
Kirkcaldy W W T W, Nether Street- Solar Panels Scottish Water · 22/01034/FULL · 2.3 mo to decide | 0.65 | Operational | 2022-06-10 |
Strathruddie, Kinglassie - Solar farm Renewable Connection Developments Limited · 21/03531/FULL · 4.1 mo to decide | 25 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-16 |
Eden Campus Eden Campus Consultancy · 19/03311/FULL · 16.2 mo to decide | 1 | Operational | 2021-03-26 |
Westfield Solar Farm & Battery Brockwell Energy Limited · 20/02221/ARC · 4.4 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-02-12 |
Cupar Wastewater Treatment Works Solar Farm Scottish Water (Dundee) · 20/02141/FULL · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.62 | Operational | 2021-01-19 |
Banbeath Industrial Estate Silberline · 20/00026/FULL · 3.1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2020-04-28 |
Finmont Service Reservoir Scottish Water · 18/02956/FULL · 9.1 mo to decide | 0.3 | Operational | 2019-09-13 |
St Margarets Bay Scottish Water · 19/00319/FULL · 2.5 mo to decide | 0.2 | Operational | 2019-04-26 |
Dunfermline EDI4 Amazon UK Services/ Push Energy · 18/02244/FULL | 1.9 | Operational | 2018-08-06 |
West Grange Solar Farm West Strathore Solar · 16/02840/FULL · 4 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2016-12-19 |
Muirmealing Solar Farm Muirmealing Solar Ltd (The Abbey Group) · 15/02993/FULL · 14.7 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2016-11-11 |
West Grange Solar Farm West Grange Solar · 15/02928/FULL | 5 | Revised | 2016-08-15 |
Land North of Balbeggie Avenue North Gisborne · 15/03472/FULL · 5.5 mo to decide | 12 | Awaiting Construction | 2016-03-29 |
Middle Balbeggie Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/02687/FULL · 3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-12-17 |
West Strathore Solar Limited West Strathore Solar · 15/02351/FULL · 4.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-11-26 |
Cameron Reservoir Green Power Consultants · 15/00538/FULL · 5.8 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2015-10-13 |
Wormit Solar Farm Green Hedge (BayWa r.e.) · 15/02521/FULL · 2.7 mo to decide | 4 | Operational | 2015-10-09 |
Land To The West Of Kirkton Barns Farm Green Power Consultants · 15/00545/FULL · 5.7 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2015-10-09 |
Land to the North West of Sypsies Farm RF Logan & Co · 15/00525/FULL · 3.4 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2015-09-09 |
Does Fife approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 31 solar farms Fife has decided, 100% were approved (31 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Fife?
The median time from application to decision is 3.7 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 Fife consented?
244 MW has been consented across 31 approved schemes. A further 4 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Fife
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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