Old Gallows Road (49.9 MW battery storage)
Old Gallows Road 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 3 August 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 February 2024. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 August 2024, 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 3 August 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 3 August 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 August 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight Group
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 21/00235/FLM
- Address (REPD)
- Old Gallows Road
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Old Gallows Road - Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 8368
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 | <0.1 |
| Newhouse Farm Energy Storage Facility | 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 | 3.7 |
| Solar Array at Dupplin Solar 750 Metres S/O Newbigging Farm Tibbermore | solar farm | 97.5 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Binn Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 39 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Knowehead | wind farm | 60 | refused | 8.4 |
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 (56.3969, -3.49).