Existing Kaimes Substation, Old Burdiehouse Road (49.9 MW battery storage)
Existing Kaimes Substation, Old Burdiehouse Road is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 26 March 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 9 April 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 March 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 9 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Kaimes Renewable Energy Park
- Planning authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Planning application reference
- 24/01489/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Existing Kaimes Substation Old Burdiehouse Road
- Council area (by location)
- City of Edinburgh
- Name in REPD
- Existing Kaimes Substation, Old Burdiehouse Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13809
Who decides
| Applications | City of Edinburgh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 16 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salters Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Smeaton Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Riccarton Mains Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 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 (55.895, -3.1622).