Middleton Of Potterton Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Middleton Of Potterton Farm 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 9 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 July 2025record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 July 2028 | 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
- 29 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital (Qair)
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2025/0313
- Address (REPD)
- Middleton Of Potterton Farm, Aberdeen
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Middleton Of Potterton Farm - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17259
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Aryburn Farm, Dyce | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 4.2 |
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 5.6 |
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 5.8 |
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 8.3 |
| Hill of Fiddes | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 9.3 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (57.2275, -2.1099).