Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road - Solar Farm
Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road - Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Coupar Two Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Perth and Kinross (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Se/O Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road, Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie, PH13 9AA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Aug 2023 (reference 23/01294/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Dec 2023 (refused, reference 23/01294/FLM, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Coupar Two Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 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 | 90.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.5365, -3.2643 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 23/01294/FLM)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 23/01294/FLM)
How it compares
Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road - Solar Farm is the 161st-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 362nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 161st of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 362nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,865th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 100 grid connections (30 operating, 406 MW) and 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abroath BESS (MSID 8771) EXP grid connection | Grid connection | 33.3 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Coupar Angus Battery Stor grid connection | Grid connection | 38 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Coupar Angus GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Coupar Angus Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| 49.9MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Blairgowrie Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.