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Battery storage planning in Fife
Fife has decided 23 battery storage schemes and approved 96% of them, taking a median of 3.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 463 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Fife compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Fife sits in the 44th percentile for approval rate (4 points above the England average) and the 74th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (27)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Fife Tractors, Drum Road - Battery Energy Storage Downing Renewable Developments · 24/01082/FULL · 15.8 mo to decide | 12.5 | Application Refused | 2025-10-06 |
Micro Energy Storage Project, Colquhally Road - Energy Storage Battery AMP Clean Energy · 25/01357/FULL · 2.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-06 |
Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road - Solar Array & Battery Storage Locogen Consulting Limited · 24/02548/FULL · 9.1 mo to decide | 9.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-03 |
Micro Energy Storage Project, West Way - Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 25/01353/FULL · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-25 |
Rainbow Nursery, Saltire Centre, Pentland Park - Energy Storage Battery AMP Clean Energy · 25/01356/FULL · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-24 |
Micro Energy Storage, Kennoway Road - Energy Storage Battery AMP Clean Energy · 25/01354/FULL · 0.4 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-26 |
Cable Road - Energy Storage Battery Box AMP Clean Energy · 25/00499/FULL · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-24 |
Oakley, Unit 1 - Energy Storage Battery Box AMP Energy Services Limited · 25/00485/FULL · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-01 |
Duniface Gas Peaking Plant - Battery Energy Storage System Forsa Energy Gas Holdings Limited · 24/00713/FULL · 4.8 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-26 |
Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool - Solar Farm Locogen Consulting Limited · 23/02598/FULL · 6.7 mo to decide | 10 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-05 |
Parkend Crossgates - Solar Panels & Battery Storage Greentech Projects Holding UK Limited · 22/03982/FULL · 15.3 mo to decide | 9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-07 |
Ballingall Farm, Leslie - Battery Energy Storage System EcoDev Group Limited · 23/00971/FULL · 4.1 mo to decide | 43 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-14 |
Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue - Battery Storage Relay Balbeggie Limited · 23/00701/FULL · 3.3 mo to decide | 49 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-17 |
Dunfermline North - Solar Photovoltaic Array/Battery storage Dunfermline Solar Limited (AMPYR Solar Europe) · 22/01225/FULL · 13.9 mo to decide | 20 | Under Construction | 2023-06-23 |
South Pargillis - Battery Storage Infinis Energy Services Limited · 22/03945/FULL · 4.8 mo to decide | 42 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-09 |
Gleniston, Auchtertool - Battery Storage Facility Harmony Energy Limited · 22/02323/FULL · 3.7 mo to decide | 49.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-01 |
Camilla Battery Storage NextEnergy Solar Fund / Eelpower Limited · 20/01765/ARC · 25.9 mo to decide | 49.99 | Operational | 2022-10-22 |
Strathruddie, Kinglassie - Solar farm Renewable Connection Developments Limited · 21/03531/FULL · 4.1 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-16 |
Pitkevy Farm - Battery Storage Facility Intelligent Land Investments · 21/02661/FULL · 4.9 mo to decide | — | Under Construction | 2022-01-27 |
Balsillie Avenue - Roaring Hill Energy Storage Facility Tag Energy UK · 21/01438/FULL · 3.3 mo to decide | 19.9 | Under Construction | 2021-09-03 |
Westfield Solar Farm & Battery Brockwell Energy Limited · 20/02221/ARC · 4.4 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-02-12 |
Ferrymuir Gore Street Energy Storage Fund · 19/02750/FULL · 3.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Under Construction | 2020-01-10 |
STOR Field 9 Capbal · 18/01583/PPP | 37 | Application Submitted | 2018-06-09 |
Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates Immersa Limited · 18/00550/FULL | 25 | Abandoned | 2018-04-19 |
Roaring Hill (Resubmission) Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · 17/03318/FULL · 2.2 mo to decide | 30 | Revised | 2017-12-22 |
Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project Brockwell Energy · 16/03661/EIA | — | Abandoned | 2016-10-31 |
Land North of Thornton Road South Redhouse · 15/04010/FULL · 3.3 mo to decide | 19.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2016-02-10 |
Does Fife approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 23 battery storage schemes Fife has decided, 96% were approved (22 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Fife?
The median time from application to decision is 3.9 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 Fife consented?
463 MW has been consented across 22 approved schemes, with 13 MW refused. A further 2 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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