Craigshaw Drive Battery Storage Facility & Electric Vehicle Charging Hub (20 MW)
Craigshaw Drive Battery Storage Facility & Electric Vehicle Charging Hub is a 20 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 October 2024.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
22 October 2024record last updated
Aberdeen Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Craigshaw Drive Ev Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeen City
- Planning application reference
- 240313/DPP
- Address (REPD)
- Craigshaw Drive West Tullos Industrial Estate
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Craigshaw Drive - Battery Storage Facility & Electric Vehicle Charging Hub
- REPD reference
- 15435
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeen City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigifa Cove Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogen | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Newton Of Pitfodels | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 5.1 |
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 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 (57.1208, -2.0926).