Eccles Substation, Eccles (50 MW battery storage)
Eccles Substation, Eccles is a 50 MW battery storage project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 February 2024; the record was last updated on 23 August 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 August 2024record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 15 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Eccles Grid Stability Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 22/01988/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Eccles Substation, Eccles, Coldstream
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Eccles Substation, Eccles - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 13003
Who decides
| Applications | Scottish Borders | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (46%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 26 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 51.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Dal | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Eccles Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 400 | under construction | 1.0 |
| Eccles II Substation | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Pittlesheugh Farm Bess, Springwells Farmhouse | battery storage | 340 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Moneylaws Hill | wind farm | 11.2 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
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 (55.6662, -2.3084).