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Battery storage planning in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire has decided 27 battery storage schemes and approved 96% of them, taking a median of 5.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 834 MW. 11 applications still awaiting a decision.

96%
Approved
26 granted · 1 refused
5.7 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
834 MW
Consented
50 MW refused
1
Appeals
1 allowed on appeal

How Aberdeenshire compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Aberdeenshire sits in the 44th percentile for approval rate (4 points above the England average) and the 51st percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

510Approved — 1 (2018)118Approved — 1 (2019)119Approved — 3 (2021)321Approved — 6 (2022)622Approved — 10 (2023)1023Approved — 1 (2024)124Approved — 3 (2025)Refused — 1 (2025)425
Approved Refused

Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.

Every recorded scheme (40)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Whitestones Birks Farm, Longmanhill - BESS
OPDE UK Limted · APP/2025/0871 · 4.9 mo to decide
49.9Application Refused2025-11-07
Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott - Battery Energy Storage System
OPDE UK Limted · APP/2025/0089 · 7.1 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2025-09-16
Fairfield - Battery Energy Storage System
Green Switch Capital · APP/2025/1015
49.9Application Submitted2025-07-15
Middleton Of Potterton Farm - Battery Energy Storage System
Green Switch Capital (Qair) · APP/2025/0313 · 12.9 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2025-07-09
Brownside Farm - Electricity Production Facility & Battery Storage
Aberdeenshire Council · ENQ/2024/1328 · 9.4 mo to decide
14.9Awaiting Construction2025-06-18
Boothby Road - Battery Storage
Opdenergy UK Limted · APP/2025/0765
49.9Application Submitted2025-05-23
Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman - Battery Energy Storage System
Scot Stability Limited · APP/2025/0415
49.9Application Submitted2025-04-03
Old Schoolhouse, Barras - Battery Energy Storage System
Green Switch Capital Limited · APP/2024/2125
49.9Application Submitted2025-01-09
Smiddyhill, Strichen - Battery Energy Storage
Muirden Energy · APP/2024/1770
49.9Application Submitted2024-10-31
Kintore Substation, Leylodge - Battery Energy Storage
XRE Gamma Limited / EDF · APP/2023/1234 · 8.9 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2024-09-13
HydroGlen Project - Glensaugh Farm
The James Hutton Institute · APP/2023/2335
—Application Submitted2024-02-21
Kintore Substation, Leylodge - Battery Energy Storage
XRE Gamma Limited · APP/2023/1234
49.9Revised2023-12-18
Law Of Doune Road, Macduff - Battery Storage
Intelligent Land Investments Group Plc · APP/2023/0130 · 9.9 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2023-12-05
Forest Avenue Cottage, Drumlithie - Battery Energy Storage
Drumlithie Battery Limited · APP/2023/0940 · 5.9 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2023-11-14
Meetlaw Farm, Fordoun - Battery Energy Storage System
One Planet Developments Limited · APP/2022/2676 · 8.5 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2023-09-19
Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman - Battery Energy Storage System
Scot Stability Limited · APP/2023/0718 · 3.9 mo to decide
49.9Revised2023-09-07
West Bendings - Battery Storage
Fiddes Battery Limited · APP/2022/2007 · 9.2 mo to decide
30Awaiting Construction2023-06-29
South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore - Battery Energy Storage System
Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited · APP/2022/2022 · 6.6 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2023-04-20
A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage
Fraserburgh Energy Limited · APP/2023/0193 · 2.1 mo to decide
45Awaiting Construction2023-04-13
Bankhead Recycling - Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogen
Bankhead Renewable Energy Limited · APP/2022/1697 · 8 mo to decide
5Awaiting Construction2023-04-10
Overhill Farm, Rothienorman - Battery Energy Storage
One Planet Developments Limited · APP/2022/2252 · 3.9 mo to decide
49.9Under Construction2023-03-01
Coast Viners Animal Nutrition, Drumlithie - Solar Array & Battery Storage
East Coast Viners Renewables Limited · APP/2022/1701 · 5.8 mo to decide
—Awaiting Construction2023-02-10
Greenbank Caravan & Trailers, Hillhead Of Phingask - Battery Storage
Flexion Energy UK Storage · APP/2022/1988 · 4 mo to decide
50Awaiting Construction2023-01-30
Rothienorman - Battery Storage
Anesco Limited · APP/2022/1218 · 5.2 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2022-11-14
Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system
Renewable Connections Developments Limited · APP/2022/0838 · 6.1 mo to decide
—Under Construction2022-10-18
Broomhill BESS - Battery Energy Storage
Gigabox Energy Storage Limited · APP/2022/0249 · 4.4 mo to decide
49Awaiting Construction2022-07-01
Hillhead Of Gask, Longhaven -Battery Storage
The Greenspan Agency · APP/2021/2467 · 2.8 mo to decide
—Under Construction2022-04-08
Electricity Sub Station, Strichen - Battery Storage Facility
Intelligent Land Investments Group plc · APP/2021/2556 · 3.4 mo to decide
50Awaiting Construction2022-03-01
A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage
Fraserburgh Energy Limited · APP/2021/2855 · 2 mo to decide
25Awaiting Construction2022-02-21
St Fergus Renewable Energy Park
Ednie Farms · APP/2019/2653 · 19.6 mo to decide
—Under Construction2021-07-21
Tarland Substation
BIA Power Limited · APP/2021/0936 · 2 mo to decide
—Awaiting Construction2021-06-29
Fordtown Energy Storage
Private Developer · APP/2020/1673 · 5.7 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2021-02-24
Fordtown Energy Storage
Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) · ENQ/2020/0261
29.9Revised2020-02-26
Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage
Green Energy International · APP/2019/0296 · 3.7 mo to decide
40Under Construction2019-10-18
Fordtown Energy Storage
Shires Hamilton · APP/2019/0373
20Revised2019-03-06
Tarland Substation
Coronation Power · APP/2018/2702
—Revised2018-09-11
Fraserburgh Development
Immersa · APP/2018/0488 · 2.5 mo to decide
25Planning Permission Expired2018-05-30
Strichen North
Immersa · APP/2018/0526
25Abandoned2018-03-16
Strichen South
Immersa · APP/2018/0525
10Abandoned2018-03-16
Hywind 2
Statoil · APP/2017/0868
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Does Aberdeenshire approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 27 battery storage schemes Aberdeenshire has decided, 96% were approved (26 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.

How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Aberdeenshire?

The median time from application to decision is 5.7 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.

How much battery storage capacity has Aberdeenshire consented?

834 MW has been consented across 26 approved schemes, with 50 MW refused. A further 11 applications awaits a decision.

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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.

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