Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Battery (5 MW)
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Battery is a 5 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 April 2025; the record was last updated on 11 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2020 | Application submitted |
| 6 May 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 April 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Infinergy / Boralex
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002070
- Address (REPD)
- Broubster Estate, Acheveilan North Estate and Limekiln Estate, southeast of Reay, Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 103 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery
- REPD reference
- 11312
Recorded together with Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) (21 MW wind farm, operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limekiln Wind Farm | wind farm | 79.8 | operational | 1.6 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.0 |
| Broubster Forest | wind farm | 116 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Limekiln, Borlum House | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Baillie Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Dounreay, Thurso | battery storage | 34 | under construction | 4.9 |
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 (58.5284, -3.7138).