Power plant · Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Arrats Mill, Arrat - Solar Photovoltaic Array
Arrats Mill, Arrat - Solar Photovoltaic Array is a permitted power plant in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 18.5 MW of capacity, operated by Southesk Estate.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Angus (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | E/O Arrats Mill Arrat Brechin, DD9 7PR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Jun 2023 (permit 22/00674/FULL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Nov 2022 (ref. 22/00674/FULL, Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Jun 2023 (granted, ref. 22/00674/FULL, Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Southesk Estate | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 18.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 25 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.7184, -2.5820 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Arrats Mill, Arrat - Solar Photovoltaic Array is the 631st-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,030th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 18.5 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 631st of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,030th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 4,141st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 92 grid connections (29 operating, 383 MW) and 63 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southesk Estate Solar Farm - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 9.99 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| Bridge of Dun GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Bridge of Dun Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Balwyllo Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Dunmill Energy Storage Scheme grid connection | Grid connection | 76.2 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Brechin Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.6 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.