Aikengall, Innerwick (19.9 MW battery storage)
Aikengall, Innerwick is a 19.9 MW battery storage project in East Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 August 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 September 2024.
19.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 September 2024record last updated
East Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 16 August 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 August 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 19.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Redstone Rig Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- East Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 23/01071/P
- Address (REPD)
- Aikengall Innerwick Dunbar
- Council area (by location)
- East Lothian
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Aikengall, Innerwick - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 15141
Recorded together with Aikengall (48 MW wind farm, operational).
Who decides
| Applications | East Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxbess Battery Storage | battery storage | 650 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 60.8 | operational | 3.8 |
| Aikengall II Community Wind Farm Battery | battery storage | 80 | operational | 4.7 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase III | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 4.9 |
| Ferneylea Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 5.6 |
| Aikengall IIa Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.7 | operational | 6.2 |
| Crystal Rig Extension II | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 6.4 |
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 (55.9489, -2.4661).