Alness Grid Sub Station, Mid Balnacraig (50 MW battery storage)
Alness Grid Sub Station, Mid Balnacraig is a 50 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 December 2023.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 December 2023record last updated
Scotlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Balnacraig Battery Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 22/05167/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Alness Grid Sub Station, Mid Balnacraig, Alness
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Alness Grid Sub Station, Mid Balnacraig - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 12780
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
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 (52.0757, 4.8742).