Glengolly Farmhouse- Battery Energy Storage (49.9 MW)
Glengolly Farmhouse- Battery Energy Storage is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 September 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 4 November 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
4 November 2025record last updated
Scotlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 30 September 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 September 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
- 4 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ecocel Energy Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 24/00561/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land 500M East Of Glengolly Farmhouse Thurso
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15088
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
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 (52.4001, 6.328).