Balsillie Avenue - Roaring Hill Energy Storage Facility (19.9 MW)
Balsillie Avenue - Roaring Hill Energy Storage Facility is a 19.9 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 12 September 2022; the record was last updated on 15 September 2022.
19.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
15 September 2022record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 September 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 19.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 15 September 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Tag Energy UK
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 21/01438/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Balsillie Avenue, The S/O The Limekilns, Glenrothes
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9224
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roaring Hill (Resubmission) 17/03318/FULL | 30 | 17 October 2017 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 0.3 |
| Ballingall Farm, Leslie | battery storage | 43 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Strathruddie, Kinglassie Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Westfield Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 6.4 |
| Land North of Balbeggie Avenue | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Wemyss Estate - Randolph Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (56.2075, -3.2033).