Greystone, Blackhills (500 MW battery storage)
Greystone, Blackhills is a 500 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 4 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 6 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Peterhead Flexpower
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00006204
- Address (REPD)
- The W/O Greystone, Blackhills, Peterhead
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Name in REPD
- Greystone, Blackhills - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19212
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillhead Of Gask, Longhaven | solar farm | 14.2 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Netherton, Langside Road | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Hill of Braco | wind farm | 20 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Flushing, Longside | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Salamander Offshore Wind Farm Battery Storage and Onshore Connection | battery storage | 180 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (57.4748, -1.8476).