Arbroath Battery Storage (35 MW)
Arbroath Battery Storage is a 35 MW battery storage project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 April 2024; the record was last updated on 6 March 2026.
35 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
6 March 2026record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2018 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2019 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 26 April 2019 | Appeal lodged |
| 20 August 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 August 2019 | Appeal allowed |
| 2 April 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Coronation Power / Persimmon Homes
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 18/00810/FULL
- Appeal reference
- 19/00004/REFUSE
- Address (REPD)
- Land To East Of Crudie Acre Co, Arbroath, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7163
Who decides
| Applications | Angus | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 72 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 21 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 18 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denfield Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Denfield | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Bankhead, Arbirlot | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Denfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Parkhill Farm, Letham Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Corse Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused | 4.4 |
| Parkhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Bonnyknox Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.0 |
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 (56.5651, -2.6205).