Balwyllo Farm, Dun Energy Storage Facility (50 MW)
Balwyllo Farm, Dun Energy Storage Facility is a 50 MW battery storage project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 March 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 July 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 July 2024record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 March 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 March 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 23/00754/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- 500m S/E Balwyllo Farm, Dun, Montrose
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Balwyllo Farm, Dun - Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 13058
Who decides
| Applications | Angus | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 72 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 21 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 18 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmill, Substation Dun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Arrats Mill, Arrat | solar farm | 18.5 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| East Ballochy | solar farm | 39.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Stracathro | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Glaxo Smith Kline Wind Turbine | wind farm | 5 | refused | 6.5 |
| Mount Boy | wind farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 6.5 |
| Montreathmont Moor | wind farm | 38 | refused on appeal | 8.5 |
| Montreathmont Moor Forest Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Kinnell Farm, Kinnell Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (56.7203, -2.5579).