Buckies Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Buckies Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 5 February 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 March 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
6 March 2026record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 February 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- OPDE UK Limted
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 25/02087/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- 775M Se Of Geise Farm, Halkirk
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Buckies Farm - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17093
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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geiselittle Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Stainland Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Kirkton Energy Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | refused | 3.1 |
| Hill of Lieurary | wind farm | 8 | refused | 4.2 |
| Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 6.8 |
| Baillie Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.5 | operational | 8.3 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Durran Mains | wind farm | 19.5 | refused | 8.7 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 9.4 |
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 (58.5637, -3.5339).