Newhouse Farm Energy Storage Facility (49.9 MW)
Newhouse Farm Energy Storage Facility 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 27 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 January 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 27 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 27 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 January 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Intelligent Land Investments Group
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 22/01071/FLM
- Address (REPD)
- 170 Metres S/O Newhouse Farm, Perth
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newhouse Farm - Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 9047
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunt Hill Wind Farm & Battery Storage | wind farm | 130 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Old Gallows Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Taigh An Struith, Tibbermore | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 2.3 |
| Kinnon Park Farm, Methven Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 3.4 |
| Solar Array at Dupplin Solar 750 Metres S/O Newbigging Farm Tibbermore | solar farm | 97.5 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Binn Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 39 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Knowehead | wind farm | 60 | refused | 8.5 |
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 (56.4025, -3.4915).