Solar · United Kingdom
West Mitchelton Farm Solar Array
Appeal Refused4.9 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 November 2016
The site
- Technology
- Solar
- Capacity
- 4.9 MW
- Status
- Appeal Refused
- Operator or applicant
- Environmental Energy Investments
- Location
- West Mitchelton, Bridesmill Road, Lochwinnoch, Strathclyde, Scotland, Renfrewshire, PA12 4HR, United Kingdom
- Planning authority
- Renfrewshire
- Planning application
- 15/0802/PP
- Appeal reference
- PPA-350-2017
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Timeline
- 12 November 2015 Planning application submitted
- 3 February 2016 Planning permission refused
- 21 April 2016 Appeal lodged
- 28 November 2016 Appeal refused
Incidents on the register at this site
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Incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom
The register holds 86 incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom, 59 of them fires, and 344 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Fire involving solar panels at a Market Harborough house spreads to an adjoining property
- Solar inverter fire on agricultural building in Shropshire
- Fire damages solar panel batteries in a Teignmouth garage
- Fire damages roof with one solar panel in The Charltons
- Solar panels on flat roof alight at terraced building in Newquay
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