Farburn Place (30 MW battery storage)
Farburn Place is a 30 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction; the record was last updated on 1 October 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
1 October 2025record last updated
Aberdeen Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2021 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 1 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Peak Reserve Power Limited / Centrica / Cragside
- Planning authority
- Aberdeen City
- Planning application reference
- 210665/DPP
- Address (REPD)
- Place Dyce
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Farburn Place - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 8385
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeen City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryburn Farm, Dyce | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 1.5 |
| Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.5 |
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Middleton Of Potterton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 5.8 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Newton Of Pitfodels | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
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 (57.202, -2.1908).