Dormitories Star Inn Farm, Mains Of Fowlis (49.9 MW battery storage)
Dormitories Star Inn Farm, Mains Of Fowlis is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 January 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 January 2024record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 20 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 December 2026 | 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
- 2 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Epsilon Generation
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 23/00539/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Dormitories Star Inn Farm C12 From A90 At Star Inn Farm To U329 At Mains Of Fowlis
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dormitories Star Inn Farm, Mains Of Fowlis - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13595
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Technology Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.8 |
| Pyotdykes Farm, Stoneygroves, Liff Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Grange Of Berryhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Templeton Farm, Templeton | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Dunsinane Industrial Estate | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 5.4 |
| Locarno Works, Brown Street | battery storage | 39.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Tealing Airfield PV | solar farm | 31 | permission expired | 9.9 |
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 (56.4627, -3.0948).