Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe (60 MW battery storage)
Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe is a 60 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status: consented by Scottish Ministers on 27 October 2026, not yet built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 23 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 27 October 2026 | Consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Status source: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Status
- approved, not built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- ELM Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005104
- Address (REPD)
- Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe, Leslie, Glenrothes
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Name in REPD
- Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16676
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsillie Avenue - Roaring Hill Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 19.9 | under construction | 0.3 |
| Ballingall Farm, Leslie | battery storage | 43 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Strathruddie, Kinglassie Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Westfield Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 6.4 |
| Land North of Balbeggie Avenue | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Wemyss Estate - Randolph Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other 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 (56.2062, -3.207).