Power plant · Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
West Mitchelton Farm Solar Array
West Mitchelton Farm Solar Array is a cancelled power plant in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 4.9 MW of capacity, operated by Environmental Energy Investments.
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 | Renfrewshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | West Mitchelton, Bridesmill Road, Lochwinnoch, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA12 4HR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 12 Nov 2015 (reference 15/0802/PP, planning authority Renfrewshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Nov 2016 (appeal refused, reference 15/0802/PP, planning authority Renfrewshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Feb 2016 (refused, reference 15/0802/PP, planning authority Renfrewshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Environmental Energy Investments (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.9 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 | 8.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.8181, -4.6141 | 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 (appeal refused, planning authority Renfrewshire, reference 15/0802/PP)
- Permit refused (planning authority Renfrewshire, reference 15/0802/PP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Renfrewshire, reference 15/0802/PP)
How it compares
West Mitchelton Farm Solar Array is the 897th-largest of 1,326 power plants in Scotland and the 3,740th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.9 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 897th of 1,326 | 40,645 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,740th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,409th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 26 substations, 17 grid connections (9 operating, 223 MW) and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Ballochmartin Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Planned | 19 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Innellan Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Dumfin 11kV Network | Substation | — | — | 23 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.