Eccles Battery Energy Storage System (400 MW)
Eccles Battery Energy Storage System is a 400 MW battery storage project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 18 March 2025; 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 |
|---|---|
| 14 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 11 August 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 18 March 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Zenobe Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004601
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Eccles Substation, Coldstream
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11867
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles II Substation | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 0.4 |
| Bishops Dal | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Eccles Substation, Eccles | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 1.0 |
| Pittlesheugh Farm Bess, Springwells Farmhouse | battery storage | 340 | application submitted | 3.8 |
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 (55.6688, -2.3231).