Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogen (5 MW)
Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogen is a 5 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 April 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 May 2023.
5 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 May 2023record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 10 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Bankhead Renewable Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2022/1697
- Address (REPD)
- Bankhead Recycling & Waste Management Duffshill Road Portlethen
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bankhead Recycling - Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogen
- REPD reference
- 11934
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigifa Cove Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Craigshaw Drive Battery Storage Facility & Electric Vehicle Charging Hub | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Newton Of Pitfodels | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Muchalls Jnct, Muchalls | solar farm | 6.1 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 7.6 |
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 (57.0885, -2.1254).