Dunballoch Farm, Dunballoch (100 MW battery storage)
Dunballoch Farm, Dunballoch is a 100 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 May 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Field Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005160
- Address (REPD)
- 465m Se/O Dunballoch Farm, Dunballoch, Beauly
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Dunballoch Farm, Dunballoch - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16724
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balblair Quarry, Balblair Battery Energy Storeage System | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Ballach Wind Farm | wind farm | 144 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Caulternich Croft Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.2 |
| Druim Ba Windfarm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 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 (57.4691, -4.4607).