Drumore Cottage, Swordale (49.9 MW battery storage)
Drumore Cottage, Swordale is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 January 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 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
- 27 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Fig Power
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 23/02840/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Drumore Farm, Swordale, Evanton
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 77 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Drumore Cottage, Swordale - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12983
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Bendealt Wind Farm, Highland | wind farm | 9 | operational | 5.7 |
| Novar Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 36.8 | operational | 6.1 |
| Meall an Tuirc Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | operational | 6.1 |
| Clach Liath Wind Farm | wind farm | 42.5 | refused | 6.2 |
| Ceislein Wind Farm | battery storage | 65 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Ceislein Wind Farm | wind farm | 77 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| The Smithy | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (57.6586, -4.3899).