Persley Croft (49.9 MW battery storage)
Persley Croft is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 August 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 December 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 December 2025record last updated
Aberdeen Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 29 August 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 August 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RE Projects Development
- Planning authority
- Aberdeen City
- Planning application reference
- 231134/DPP
- Address (REPD)
- Persley Croft
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Persley Croft - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13684
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 2.8 |
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Aryburn Farm, Dyce | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.6 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.9 |
| Middleton Of Potterton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Newton Of Pitfodels | battery storage | 40 | 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 (57.181, -2.15).