Jamesfield Organic Centre (49 MW battery storage)
Jamesfield Organic Centre is a 49 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2024; the record was last updated on 26 March 2024.
49 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
26 March 2024record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2023 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 22/00832/FLM
- Address (REPD)
- 140 Metres North East Of Jamesfield Organic Centre Newburgh, Cupar
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Jamesfield Organic Centre - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10863
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesfield Organic Centre, Phase 1 17/00951/FLL | 30 | 21 July 2017 | replaced by a revised application |
| Jamesfield Organic Centre, Phase 2 18/02336/FLL | 19 | 9 January 2019 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Jamesfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.2 |
| Jamesfield Garden Centre, Newburgh | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Cordon Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 1.5 |
| Cordon Farm, Abernethy | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Errol Estate | solar farm | 13 | operational | 2.6 |
| Carey Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 2.8 |
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 (56.3477, -3.2984).