Boat of Garten (49.9 MW battery storage)
Boat of Garten is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 28 February 2022; the record was last updated on 1 March 2022.
49.9 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 March 2022record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2022 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 22/00601/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- 380M West Of East Croftmore Boat Of Garten
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Boat of Garten - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 10700
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
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 (57.2546, -3.7269).