Corshellach Battery Energy Storage (49.9 MW)
Corshellach Battery Energy Storage is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2025record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 24/01073/APP
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Berryburn Substation, Forres
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13290
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancroft Northmoor Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 4.1 |
| Barmoor South Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 6.7 |
| Moorsyde Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.1 | refused on appeal | 7.5 |
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 (55.6916, -1.9781).