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Law Of Doune Road, Macduff (49.9 MW battery storage)

Law Of Doune Road, Macduff 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 5 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 December 2023.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 December 2023record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area

Planning timeline

DateStage
6 February 2023Application submitted
5 December 2023Planning permission granted

Project details

Technology
battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity
49.9 MW
Status (REPD)
approved, not built
Record last updated
7 December 2023
Operator or applicant
Intelligent Land Investments Group Plc
Planning authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning application reference
APP/2023/0130
Address (REPD)
South Of Macduff Electricity Substation Law Of Doune Road Macduff
Council area (by location)
Aberdeenshire
Time to decision
43 weeks
Name in REPD
Law Of Doune Road, Macduff - Battery Storage
REPD reference
10894

Who decides

ApplicationsAberdeenshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)20010,236
Refused64 (32%)19%
Solar refused1 of 4012%
Onshore wind refused60 of 13245%
Battery storage refused3 of 2816%
Median time from submission to decision40.6 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed15 / 13—

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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 (57.6607, -2.5011).