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Solar planning in Glasgow City
Glasgow City has decided 19 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 2.1 months to decide. Consented capacity: 24 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Glasgow City compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Glasgow City sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 56th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (21)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street - Solar Array Glasgow Life · 25/02135/PLU · 3.3 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-29 |
Glasgow High School, Crow Road - Solar Panels eEnergy · 25/01180/PLU · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-22 |
Allerdyce Road - Solar panels FRELIF (Harlow) Llp · 23/02377/FUL | 0.23 | Application Withdrawn | 2025-05-13 |
Sheriff Court Of Glasgow, Carlton Place - Solar Panels Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service · 25/00293/LBA · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-16 |
Argyle Street - Solar PV Array Glasgow City Council · 25/00279/LBA · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-19 |
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Woodhead Road - Solar Panels Glasgow Life · 24/02425/PLU · 3.5 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-21 |
Kelvin Hall Sports Arena, Argyle Street - Solar Panels Glasgow City Council · 24/01280/FUL · 2 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-08-10 |
Shipyard, Govan Road - Solar Panels BAE Systems · 24/00625/FUL · 3.4 mo to decide | 0.84 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-10 |
Fifty Pitches Place - Solar Panels Saltire Press · 23/01716/FUL · 3.9 mo to decide | 0.48 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-01 |
Morrison Bowmore Distillery, Carlisle Street - Solar solar PV System Beam Suntory UK Limited (Head Office) · 23/01919/FUL · 2 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-08 |
Helen Street - Solar Panels Bourne Lesisure Limited · 23/01431/FUL · 3.1 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-13 |
Cambuslang Investment Park, Clydesmill Road - Solar panels abrdn (Investments Trust/Standard Life) · 23/01385/FUL · 2 mo to decide | 0.46 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-04 |
Morrison Bowmore Distillery, Carlisle Street - Solar Panels Beam Suntory UK Limited · 23/00967/FUL | 0.26 | Revised | 2023-08-01 |
Balmore Road - Solar Panels Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited · 23/00543/FUL · 2.2 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-21 |
Garscube Road - Solar Panels Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland · 23/00807/FUL · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.54 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-26 |
Caledonian Solar Park Derwent London Green Energy Limited · 21/03239/FUL · 20 mo to decide | 18.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-22 |
Shipyard - Solar Panels Bae Systems Surface Ships Limited · 23/00884/FUL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.46 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-07 |
The Curran Building, St James Road - Solar Panels University Of Strathclyde · 22/01920/FUL · 3.5 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-22 |
Dalmarnock Wastewater Treatment Works - Solar Panels Scottish Water Horizons · 21/00527/FUL · 1.9 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2021-06-17 |
Duke Street Solar Panels Glasgow City Council · 21/00242/FUL · 1.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2021-03-26 |
Hutchesons Grammar School Hutchesons Educational Trust / Intelligent Alternatives · 20/00578/FUL · 3.5 mo to decide | 0.18 | Operational | 2020-06-18 |
Does Glasgow City approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 19 solar farms Glasgow City has decided, 100% were approved (19 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Glasgow City?
The median time from application to decision is 2.1 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 Glasgow City consented?
24 MW has been consented across 19 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Glasgow City
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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