Dunbar Grid Substation (49.9 MW battery storage)
Dunbar Grid Substation is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in East Lothian, 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.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
22 October 2024record last updated
East Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 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
- 22 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- FRV TH Powertek Limited
- Planning authority
- East Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 23/01519/PM
- Address (REPD)
- The N/O Dunbar Grid Substation, Dunbar
- Council area (by location)
- East Lothian
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dunbar Grid Substation - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13864
Who decides
| Applications | East Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 165 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase III | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 6.3 |
| Aikengall, Innerwick | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Crystal Rig Extension II | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 7.5 |
| Braxbess Battery Storage | battery storage | 650 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 60.8 | operational | 8.5 |
| Aikengall | wind farm | 48 | operational | 8.5 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IV | wind farm | 48 | under construction | 8.9 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a | wind farm | 138 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (55.979, -2.5714).