Forest Avenue Cottage, Drumlithie (49.9 MW battery storage)
Forest Avenue Cottage, Drumlithie 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 14 November 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 November 2023.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 November 2023record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Drumlithie Battery Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2023/0940
- Address (REPD)
- Site To The North West Of Forest Avenue Cottage Drumlithie Stonehaven
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Forest Avenue Cottage, Drumlithie - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13986
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast Viners Animal Nutrition, Drumlithie Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Meetlaw Farm, Fordoun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| West Bendings | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Clochnahill Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 2.8 |
| Jacksbank Wind Farm (Glenbervie) | wind farm | 6.8 | operational | 2.8 |
| Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Clochnahill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 3.4 |
| Brucklaywaird Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 3.6 |
| Fetteresso Wind Farm (Mid Hill 3) | wind farm | 42 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
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 (56.9281, -2.346).