Hallyburton (100 MW battery storage)
Hallyburton is a 100 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 October 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 December 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 2 October 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 2 October 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Balance Power Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004931
- Address (REPD)
- Hallyburton, Kettins, Blairgowrie
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hallyburton - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coupar Angus Substation, Pleasance Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 1.7 |
| Pleasance Road Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.0 |
| Coupar Angus, Pleasance Road Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Mill Of Peattie Farm, Kinnochtry Coupar | battery storage | 18 | refused | 2.8 |
| Mill Of Peattie Farm, Kinnochtry Coupar Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | refused | 3.2 |
| Mains Of Keithick Farm, Keithick Battery Storage & Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.5 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Stirling Battery and Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 60 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Milton Of Collace, Burrelton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 7.1 |
| Milton Of Collace, Burrelton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 7.1 |
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 (56.5384, -3.2402).