Rothienorman (49.9 MW battery storage)
Rothienorman is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 14 November 2025, 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 14 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2022/1218
- Address (REPD)
- 1.5km To The North West Of Rothienorman
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Rothienorman - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10638
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.4 |
| Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Overhill Farm, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Redhill Farms | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.1 |
| Gordonstown Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Rothienorman, Middleton of Blackhills | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Hassiewells | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
| Floors Farm Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 7.6 |
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 (57.4146, -2.4663).