Power plant · Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm
Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm is a cancelled solar power plant in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 30 MW of capacity, operated by Industria Resources Llp.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Angus (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Cotton Of Lownie Hillend Of Lownie Forfar, DD8 2NU | 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 | 5 Jun 2023 (reference 23/00393/FULM, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Jun 2024 (refused, reference 23/00393/FULM, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Industria Resources Llp (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30 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 | 58.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.6270, -2.8241 | 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 Angus, reference 23/00393/FULM)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Angus, reference 23/00393/FULM)
How it compares
Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm is the 357th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 1,074th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 30 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 357th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,074th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,217th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 107 grid connections (33 operating, 497 MW) and 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landfill gas 1.9 MW grid connection at Lunanhead | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Add CAP for FEF201, 1MW Export, 1MW Import grid connection | Grid connection | 1 MW | Planned | 3.4 km |
| Laird Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 31.4 MW | Planned | 3.7 km |
| Lunanhead GSP | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Lunanhead Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Lochside Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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- 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.
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