Ferrymuir (49.9 MW battery storage)
Ferrymuir is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 29 July 2022; the record was last updated on 29 July 2022.
49.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
29 July 2022record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 January 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 July 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Gore Street Energy Storage Fund
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 19/02750/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Land west of Ferrymuir, South of Westfield Road, Cupar,
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7371
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife Tractors, Drum Road | battery storage | 12.5 | refused | 0.8 |
| Over Rankeilour Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 29.9 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Solar Panels & BESS | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Gathercauld | wind farm | 15.6 | refused | 7.2 |
| Clatto Farm Turbines | wind farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
| Devon Wood | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Clatto | wind farm | 30 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (56.3111, -3.0256).