Kincardine Battery Storage (342 MW)
Kincardine Battery Storage is a 342 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 22 July 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 22 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 342 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House Devco Pipeline Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004987
- Address (REPD)
- West of Kincardine substation
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15527
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Forthbank | wind farm | 5 | refused | 3.3 |
| West Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Devilla Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 6.5 |
| Balhearty Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Bankhead Farm | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street | battery storage | 43 | under construction | 7.9 |
| Easter Muirhead Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 8.4 |
| Windburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 65 | application submitted | 8.5 |
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 (56.0796, -3.735).