Gleniston, Auchtertool (49.5 MW battery storage)
Gleniston, Auchtertool is a 49.5 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 November 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 9 November 2025, 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 9 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 1 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 November 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 22/02323/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Battery Storage Facility Gleniston Auchtertool
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gleniston, Auchtertool - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 11808
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool Solar Farm | solar farm | 39 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Camilla Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 0.3 |
| Mossmorran Battery Storage | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Clentrie Wind Farm (Gevens) | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.4 |
| Little Raith Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 1.5 |
| Little Raith Farm - extension | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 1.5 |
| Mossmorran Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Westfield | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.1 |
| Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 5.9 |
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 (56.1105, -3.2708).