Fairfield (49.9 MW battery storage)
Fairfield is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 25 February 2026; the record was last updated on 27 April 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
27 April 2026record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 25 February 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2025/1015
- Address (REPD)
- Fairfield, Inverurie
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Fairfield - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17254
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Overhill Farm, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 3.3 |
| Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Rothienorman, Middleton of Blackhills | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Redhill Farms | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.9 |
| Gordonstown Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 8.6 |
| Hassiewells | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 9.0 |
| Hill of Tillymorgan (Kirkton Farm) Wind turbines | wind farm | 9.6 | operational | 9.1 |
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 (57.3845, -2.4793).