A981 Fraserburgh (25 MW battery storage)
A981 Fraserburgh is a 25 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 February 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 February 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 February 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 February 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 February 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 February 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Fraserburgh Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2021/2855
- Address (REPD)
- E/O A981 Fraserburgh
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- Name in REPD
- A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 10222
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| Newton Of Pitfodels | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Craigshaw Drive Battery Storage Facility & Electric Vehicle Charging Hub | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogen | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Rigifa Cove Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 7.5 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (57.1408, -2.1401).