Lochluichart Energy Storage Facility (49.9 MW)
Lochluichart Energy Storage Facility is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 November 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 December 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 December 2024record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 7 November 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 November 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Intelligent Land Investments Group
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 23/05905/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Grudie Bridge, Lochluichart, Garve
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lochluichart - Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 9220
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochluichart Wind Farm Extension 2 | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Corriemoillie | wind farm | 54.4 | operational | 5.9 |
| Carn Gorm Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused on appeal | 6.0 |
| Kirkan Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Carn Fearna Wind Farm | wind farm | 84.6 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Lochluichart | wind farm | 51 | operational | 8.8 |
| Lochluichart (Extension) | wind farm | 18 | operational | 9.7 |
| Lochluichart East, Ardachy | battery storage | 36 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (57.6844, -4.6787).