Newburgh Road, Abernethy (49.9 MW battery storage, 2022 application)
Newburgh Road, Abernethy is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 May 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 26 September 2025, 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 26 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- CBS Solar Assets UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 22/00746/FLM
- Address (REPD)
- 60 Metres North Of Abernethy Cemetery Newburgh Road Abernethy
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newburgh Road, Abernethy - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10607
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 Organic Centre | battery storage | 49 | operational | <0.1 |
| Jamesfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.2 |
| Jamesfield Garden Centre, Newburgh | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Newburgh Road, Abernethy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Cordon Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 1.5 |
| Cordon Farm, Abernethy | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Errol Estate | solar farm | 13 | operational | 2.6 |
| Carey Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 2.8 |
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 (56.3477, -3.2984).