Electricity Sub Station, Strichen (50 MW battery storage)
Electricity Sub Station, Strichen is a 50 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Intelligent Land Investments Group plc
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2021/2556
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Electricity Sub Station Strichen
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Electricity Sub Station, Strichen - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 10039
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mormond Hill Windfarm | wind farm | 27.6 | refused on appeal | 1.1 |
| Strichen North | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 1.3 |
| Solar Panels at Clayfords Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 2.9 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| House O'Hill | wind farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Frodo Solar and Battery Energy Development | solar farm | 60.1 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Bilbo Solar Farm | solar farm | 36.6 | under construction | 9.1 |
| St Fergus Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 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 (57.5891, -2.065).