Old Schoolhouse, Barras (49.9 MW battery storage)
Old Schoolhouse, Barras is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 9 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 January 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 January 2025record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2024/2125
- Address (REPD)
- Ne/O Old Schoolhouse, Barras, Stonehaven
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Name in REPD
- Old Schoolhouse, Barras - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 15239
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bendings | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Clochnahill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 2.0 |
| Meetlaw Farm, Fordoun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| St John Hill | wind farm | 7.7 | operational | 2.6 |
| Clochnahill Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 2.8 |
| Brucklaywaird Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 3.1 |
| Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| St. Johns Hill | wind farm | 7.7 | operational | 3.2 |
| Coast Viners Animal Nutrition, Drumlithie Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
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 (56.9171, -2.2768).