Limekiln, Borlum House (70 MW battery storage)
Limekiln, Borlum House is a 70 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Boralex
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00006154
- Address (REPD)
- 1500m Se/O Borlum House, Reay, Thurso
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Limekiln, Borlum House - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18731
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dounreay, Thurso | battery storage | 34 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Dounreay Windfarm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm | wind farm | 79.8 | operational | 3.9 |
| Drum Hollistan Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | refused | 4.3 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 21 | operational | 4.8 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Battery | battery storage | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 5.1 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
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 (58.5602, -3.769).