Grigorhill Cottage, Grigorhill (49.9 MW battery storage)
Grigorhill Cottage, Grigorhill 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 13 January 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 March 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 March 2026record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 February 2025 | Application submitted |
| 13 January 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 January 2029 | 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
- 20 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- OPDE UK Limted
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 25/00154/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- 330m E/O Grigorhill Cottage, Grigorhill, Nairn
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Grigorhill Cottage, Grigorhill - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16752
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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpark House | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Blackpark Energy Storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Househill House, Househill | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
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 (57.568, -3.8246).