Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates (25 MW battery storage)
Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates is a 25 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 11 October 2021.
25 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
11 October 2021record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 April 2018 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 11 October 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Immersa Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 18/00550/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Cuttlehill Farm Crossgates Cowdenbeath
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- REPD reference
- 9783
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkend Crossgates Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Kingdom of Fife Community Wind Park | wind farm | 12 | refused | 2.4 |
| Mossmorran Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| South Pargillis | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Gleniston, Auchtertool | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool Solar Farm | solar farm | 39 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| STOR Field 9 | battery storage | 37 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Mossmorran Battery Storage | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Camilla Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 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 (56.0895, -3.3583).