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Battery storage planning in Highland
Highland has decided 34 battery storage schemes and approved 85% of them, taking a median of 12.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 808 MW. 7 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Highland compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Highland sits in the 20th percentile for approval rate (7 points below the England average) and the 7th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (44)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Buckies Farm - Battery Energy Storage OPDE UK Limted · 25/02087/FUL | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2026-02-05 |
Grigorhill Cottage, Grigorhill - Battery Energy Storage OPDE UK Limted · 25/00154/FUL · 11.1 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-13 |
Cnoc Farasd Wind Farm E Power Limited · 25/04604/FUL | 15 | Application Submitted | 2025-12-04 |
Tigh Na Bradhan, Fasnakyle - Battery Storage Facility Intelligent Land Investments Group · 23/02133/SP56 · 25.2 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2025-10-20 |
Blackpark House - Battery Storage Anesco · 24/05019/FUL · 9.9 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-14 |
Geiselittle Farm - Battery Energy Storage Whirlwind Renewables · 24/03500/FUL · 11.9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-20 |
Lythmore House, Technology Park Forss - Battery Energy Storage Forss Energy Storage Limited · 24/04585/FUL · 9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-13 |
Shore Street - Battery Energy Storage Inverness Harbour Trust · 24/04909/FUL · 5.9 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-10 |
Balblair Quarry, Balblair - Battery Energy Storeage System Lovat Estates Limited (LG-B-50a Limited) · 24/01548/FUL · 13.3 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-30 |
Glengolly Farmhouse- Battery Energy Storage Ecocel Energy Storage Limited · 24/00561/FUL · 12.8 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-01 |
Spittal Mains Quarry - Battery storage Fig Power Limited · 24/02827/FUL · 8.4 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-28 |
Mybster Croft, Spittal - Battery Energy Storage Facility Potencia Energy Limited · 23/05424/FUL · 15.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-19 |
Invershin Community Hall - Wind Farm & Battery Storage Garvary Wind Farm Limited · ECU00003251 · 46 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-13 |
Hill Of Lynchrobbie, Dunbeath - Battery Storage Facility E Power Limited · 25/00107/FUL | 5 | Application Submitted | 2025-02-03 |
Dounreay, Thurso - Battery Energy Storage Ylem Energy Limited (Reay Power) · 24/01669/FUL · 8.4 mo to decide | 34 | Under Construction | 2025-01-31 |
The Smithy - Battery Storage Renewable Energy Systems · 23/05999/FUL · 12.8 mo to decide | 45 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-29 |
Caulternich Croft Energy Storage Project - Battery Storage Facility Whirlwind Renewables · 23/03113/FUL · 17.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Application Refused | 2024-12-17 |
Castletown - Wind Farm Wind 2 Limited · 24/04932/FUL | 12 | Application Submitted | 2024-12-12 |
Drumore Cottage, Swordale - Battery Storage Fig Power · 23/02840/FUL · 17.7 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-10 |
Loch Toftingall, Halsary Wind Farm - Battery Energy Storage Infinergy Limited / Boralex · 23/04690/FUL · 13.5 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-12 |
Lochluichart - Energy Storage Facility Intelligent Land Investments Group · 23/05905/FUL · 9.2 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-07 |
Lochend Holding, Barrock - Wind Farm Constantine Group Limited · 24/02641/FUL | 10 | Application Submitted | 2024-07-26 |
Fairways Business Park - Battery Storage Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club · 23/00497/FUL · 13.8 mo to decide | 50 | Application Refused | 2024-04-11 |
Cairnview, Bettyhill Bettyhill 2 Wind Limited · 23/00142/FUL · 13.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-26 |
Alness Grid Sub Station, Mid Balnacraig - Battery Storage Facility Balnacraig Battery Storage Limited · 22/05167/FUL · 12.6 mo to decide | 50 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-11 |
Raigmore Hospital, Old Perth Road - Battery Storage NHS Highland · 23/04285/CLP · 1.9 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-23 |
Kintradwell Lodge - Wind Farm & Battery storage Renewable Energy System Limited · 21/00826/S36 · 32.4 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2023-11-03 |
Househill House, Househill - Battery Storage Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited · 22/03638/FUL · 5.5 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-15 |
Torr Leathann, Ardross - Battery Storage Energiekontor · 22/02442/FUL · 5.7 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2022-11-28 |
Stainland Energy Storage Project Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited · 22/02054/FUL · 5.4 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-04 |
Platchaig House, Kilmorack - Battery Storage Facility Whirlwind Renewables · 21/03353/FUL · 13.5 mo to decide | 49.9 | Revised | 2022-08-30 |
Slickly Wind Farm Statkraft Wind UK Limited · 19/05624/FUL · 31.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-23 |
Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster - Battery Energy Storage System Statkraft UK Limited · 21/05467/FUL · 8 mo to decide | 19.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-22 |
Boat of Garten - Battery Energy Storage Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited · 22/00601/FUL | 49.9 | Application Withdrawn | 2022-02-28 |
Strathrory Wind Farm Energiekontor UK · 20/00584/FUL · 22.1 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-01-07 |
Torrdhuin, Auchteraw Battery Storage Facility Field Energy · 20/04565/FUL · 3.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Operational | 2021-03-09 |
Blackpark Energy Storage Shires Hamilton · 20/02589/FUL · 5.1 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2020-12-15 |
Auchteraw Energy Storage Shires Hamilton · 19/05385/FUL | 20 | Application Withdrawn | 2020-06-29 |
Kerrow Farm Shires Hamilton · 19/00704/FUL | 20 | Application Withdrawn | 2019-06-12 |
Blackpark Farm Shires Hamilton · 19/00702/FUL | 20 | Revised | 2019-02-28 |
Horse Island Microgrid Project Wind & Sun | — | Operational | — |
Isle of Rum Microgrid Project Wind & Sun | — | Operational | — |
Isle of Muck Microgrid System Wind & Sun | — | Operational | — |
Isle of Eigg Electrification Project Eigg Electric | 0.1 | Operational | — |
Does Highland approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 34 battery storage schemes Highland has decided, 85% were approved (29 granted, 5 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Highland?
The median time from application to decision is 12.6 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 Highland consented?
808 MW has been consented across 29 approved schemes, with 105 MW refused. A further 7 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Highland
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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