Planning application · Solar · Angus

Castleton Of Eassie - Solar Photovoltaics

Awaiting Construction0.2 MWApplication 21/00670/FULLSubmitted 2 September 2021Granted 6 October 2021

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The application

Application number: 21/00670/FULL
Planning authority: Angus
Nation: Scotland
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 0.2 MW
Status: Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant: Agrico UK Limited
Location: Castleton Of Eassie Castleton Eassie , Forfar, DD8 1SJ

Timeline

2 September 2021 Planning application submitted
6 October 2021 Planning permission granted
6 October 2024 Planning permission expired

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1476, House fire reported to have started on solar panels in Carnoustie, 26 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-1476	2026	House fire reported to have started on solar panels in Carnoustie	26 km	Significant
EIR-1238	2019	Leak from solar heating system at Carnegie Leisure Centre Dunfermline	64 km	Minor
EIR-2016	2022	Solar panel fire evacuates Hawick High School	133 km	Significant
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What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Castleton Of Eassie - Solar Photovoltaics from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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