A981 Fraserburgh (45 MW battery storage)
A981 Fraserburgh is a 45 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 April 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 July 2023.
45 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 July 2023record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Fraserburgh Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2023/0193
- Address (REPD)
- East Of A981
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- Name in REPD
- A981 Fraserburgh - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 12711
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mormond Hill Windfarm | wind farm | 27.6 | refused on appeal | 2.7 |
| Solar Panels at Clayfords Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Electricity Sub Station, Strichen | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| House O'Hill | wind farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Strichen North | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 4.5 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 6.2 |
| Fraserburgh Development | battery storage | 25 | permission expired | 8.7 |
| Greenbank Caravan & Trailers, Hillhead Of Phingask | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Smiddyhill, Strichen | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.5 |
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 (57.6072, -2.1099).