Newburgh Road, Abernethy (15 MW battery storage)
Newburgh Road, Abernethy is a 15 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 March 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 29 March 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 29 March 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 29 March 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 March 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Centrica Business Solutions
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 22/02217/FLL
- Address (REPD)
- 110 Metres Ne/O Abernethy Cemetery, Abernethy Cemetery, Newburgh Road, Abernethy, Perth
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newburgh Road, Abernethy - Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13111
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesfield Garden Centre, Newburgh | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Jamesfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.8 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Jamesfield Organic Centre | battery storage | 49 | operational | 0.9 |
| Cordon Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 2.1 |
| Cordon Farm, Abernethy | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Carey Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 3.0 |
| Errol Estate | solar farm | 13 | operational | 3.1 |
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 (56.3408, -3.2907).