Persley BESS (70 MW)
Persley BESS is a 70 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 4 June 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 4 June 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005113
- Address (REPD)
- North of Persley Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Persley BESS - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14537
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Aryburn Farm, Dyce | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.7 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.9 |
| Newton Of Pitfodels | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Middleton Of Potterton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (57.1792, -2.1536).