Balblair Quarry, Balblair Battery Energy Storeage System (49.9 MW)
Balblair Quarry, Balblair Battery Energy Storeage System is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 June 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 June 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 30 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Lovat Estates Limited (LG-B-50a Limited)
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 24/01548/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- 340M SW Of Balblair Quarry Balblair Beauly
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 58 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Balblair Quarry, Balblair - Battery Energy Storeage System
- REPD reference
- 14635
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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunballoch Farm, Dunballoch | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Ballach Wind Farm | wind farm | 144 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Caulternich Croft Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 1.9 |
| Druim Ba Windfarm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 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 (57.4704, -4.484).