Binn Eco Park Battery (10 MW)
Binn Eco Park Battery is a 10 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 July 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 July 2024. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 12 July 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 12 July 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 12 July 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 July 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Green Cat Renewables Developments
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 21/00834/FLL
- Address (REPD)
- Binn Eco Park Wind Farm Glenfarg
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Binn Eco Park - Battery
- REPD reference
- 9098
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Eco Park Solar | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Binn Eco Park Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 0.5 |
| Binn Eco Park Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 0.5 |
| Carey Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Cordon Farm, Abernethy | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Cordon Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 4.6 |
| Jamesfield Garden Centre, Newburgh | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
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 (56.3058, -3.3383).