Fordtown Energy Storage (49.9 MW)
Fordtown Energy Storage is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 February 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 24 February 2024, 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 24 February 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Application submitted |
| 24 February 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 February 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2020/1673
- Address (REPD)
- Fordtown, Kintore, Inverurie, Grampian
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10239
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Womblehill Farm, Kintore | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 0.4 |
| Kintore Substation, Leylodge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Kintore Battery Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Broomhill BESS | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Kintore | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (57.2214, -2.3661).