Abbotshaugh Battery Storage (500 MW)
Abbotshaugh Battery Storage is a 500 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 27 June 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Island Green Power (IGP Solar 25 Limited)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005224
- Address (REPD)
- Abbotshaugh, New Deer, Turriff
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- REPD reference
- 17552
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestones, Cuminestown Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Methlick Farmers Wind Energy Project | wind farm | 12 | operational | 8.4 |
| Hill of Skilmafilly Cloffrickford (Denmore) Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 8.5 |
| Cloffrickford Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
| Cloffrickford | wind farm | 9.2 | application withdrawn | 10.0 |
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 (57.5014, -2.2756).