Dundee Technology Park (49.9 MW battery storage)
Dundee Technology Park is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Dundee City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 June 2021; the record was last updated on 30 September 2020.
49.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2020record last updated
Dundee Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 June 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Gigabox Developments
- Planning authority
- Dundee City
- Planning application reference
- 20/00239/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Technology Park, South Road, Dundee, Tayside
- Council area (by location)
- Dundee City
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7946
Who decides
| Applications | Dundee City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Of Berryhill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Pyotdykes Farm, Stoneygroves, Liff Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Dunsinane Industrial Estate | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.7 |
| Dormitories Star Inn Farm, Mains Of Fowlis | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Templeton Farm, Templeton | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Locarno Works, Brown Street | battery storage | 39.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Tealing Airfield PV | solar farm | 31 | permission expired | 7.3 |
| New Craigie Retail Park | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Balnuith Farm, Tealing | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
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 (56.472, -3.0528).