Camilla Battery Storage (50 MW)
Camilla Battery Storage is a 50 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2024; the record was last updated on 27 March 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
27 March 2024record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 August 2020 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2023 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Solar Fund / Eelpower Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 20/01765/ARC
- Address (REPD)
- Camilla Farm Auchtertool Kirkcaldy
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 112 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16075
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleniston, Auchtertool | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool Solar Farm | solar farm | 39 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Mossmorran Battery Storage | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Clentrie Wind Farm (Gevens) | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.3 |
| Little Raith Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 1.4 |
| Little Raith Farm - extension | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Mossmorran Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Westfield | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.4 |
| Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 6.1 |
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 (56.109, -3.2662).