Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman (49.9 MW battery storage)
Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 3 April 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 25 April 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
25 April 2025record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 April 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 25 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Scot Stability Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2025/0415
- Address (REPD)
- Middleton Of Blackhills Rothienorman
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Name in REPD
- Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18572
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman APP/2023/0718 | 49.9 | 11 May 2023 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overhill Farm, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | <0.1 |
| Redhill Farms | wind farm | 6 | refused | 1.6 |
| Fairfield | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.3 |
| Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Hassiewells | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Gordonstown Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Glens of Foudland | wind farm | 26 | operational | 7.3 |
| Floors Farm Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 7.4 |
| Glens of Foudland Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 7.9 |
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 (57.4035, -2.5217).