Ballingall Farm, Leslie (43 MW battery storage)
Ballingall Farm, Leslie is a 43 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 March 2022.
43 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 March 2022record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 September 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 September 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 43 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- EcoDev Group Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 23/00971/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Ballingall Farm, Leslie, Glenrothes
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ballingall Farm, Leslie - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 10825
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsillie Avenue - Roaring Hill Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 19.9 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Westfield Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Strathruddie, Kinglassie Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 7.2 |
| Land North of Balbeggie Avenue | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Former Fife Power Station | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 7.7 |
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 (56.2132, -3.2115).