Broomhill BESS (49 MW)
Broomhill BESS is a 49 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 July 2025, 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 1 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Gigabox Energy Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2022/0249
- Address (REPD)
- Midmill Kintore Aberdeenshire
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Broomhill BESS - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 10701
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintore Battery Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Womblehill Farm, Kintore | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Fordtown Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Kintore | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Kintore Substation, Leylodge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 8.3 |
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 9.2 |
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 (57.2156, -2.3414).