Mossmorran Battery Storage (300 MW)
Mossmorran Battery Storage is a 300 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 6 May 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House Devco Pipeline
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004985
- Address (REPD)
- East of Mossmorran substation, Auchtertool, Kirkcaldy
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15426
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camilla Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 0.6 |
| Gleniston, Auchtertool | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Glenniston Farm, Auchtertool Solar Farm | solar farm | 39 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Clentrie Wind Farm (Gevens) | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.6 |
| Little Raith Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 1.8 |
| Little Raith Farm - extension | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Mossmorran Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Westfield | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.0 |
| Parkend Crossgates Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (56.1042, -3.2635).