Aryburn Farm, Dyce (49.9 MW battery storage)
Aryburn Farm, Dyce is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 7 November 2025; the record was last updated on 9 December 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
9 December 2025record last updated
Aberdeen Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 7 November 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Source Galileo Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeen City
- Planning application reference
- 241197/DPP
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Aryburn Farm Dyce Aberdeen
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Aryburn Farm, Dyce - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14579
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeen City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 1.5 |
| Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.9 |
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Middleton Of Potterton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Newton Of Pitfodels | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (57.2109, -2.1719).