Newton Of Pitfodels (40 MW battery storage)
Newton Of Pitfodels is a 40 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 April 2025.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 April 2025record last updated
Aberdeen Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 September 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 December 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 28 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 28 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Flexion Energy Uk Storage
- Planning authority
- Aberdeen City
- Planning application reference
- 240614/DPP
- Appeal reference
- A240012
- Address (REPD)
- Newton Of Pitfodels
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newton Of Pitfodels - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13606
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeen City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 3.4 |
| Craigshaw Drive Battery Storage Facility & Electric Vehicle Charging Hub | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogen | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Rigifa Cove Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 8.2 |
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (57.1287, -2.1732).