Balnuith Farm, Tealing (100 MW battery storage)
Balnuith Farm, Tealing is a 100 MW battery storage project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 November 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 22 October 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Apatura
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004887
- Address (REPD)
- Balnuith Farm, Tealing, Dundee
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Balnuith Farm, Tealing - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13835
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tealing Airfield PV | solar farm | 31 | permission expired | 1.1 |
| Field 279M North East of 15 Tealing | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.4 |
| Tealing Solar Energy Park - Phase 2 | solar farm | 110 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Frawney Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 4.8 |
| Templeton Farm, Templeton | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Ark Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Dunsinane Industrial Estate | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 5.7 |
| Dodd Hill | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Pitkerro Road | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 5.9 |
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 (56.5283, -2.9796).