Kintore Substation, Leylodge (49.9 MW battery storage)
Kintore Substation, Leylodge is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 September 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 October 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 October 2024record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 September 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- XRE Gamma Limited / EDF
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2023/1234
- Address (REPD)
- The E/O Kintore Substation, Leylodge, Kintore, Inverurie
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kintore Substation, Leylodge - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 15627
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kintore Substation, Leylodge APP/2023/1234 | 49.9 | 17 July 2023 | withdrawn 18 December 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordtown Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Womblehill Farm, Kintore | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Kintore | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Kintore Battery Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Broomhill BESS | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
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 (57.2186, -2.3757).