Cordon Farm, Abernethy (30 MW battery storage)
Cordon Farm, Abernethy is a 30 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 October 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 October 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
3 October 2025record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 October 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo Limited
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 24/01558/FLM
- Address (REPD)
- 600 Metres North East Of Cordon Farm Abernethy
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Name in REPD
- Cordon Farm, Abernethy - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12903
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordon Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 0.3 |
| Carey Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 1.3 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Jamesfield Garden Centre, Newburgh | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Jamesfield Organic Centre | battery storage | 49 | operational | 1.6 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Jamesfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.8 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Errol Estate | solar farm | 13 | operational | 3.9 |
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 (56.344, -3.3238).