Shindour Feddal Hill Wood Braco (10 MW battery storage)
Shindour Feddal Hill Wood Braco is a 10 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 11 January 2023.
10 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
11 January 2023record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 October 2017 | Application submitted |
| 24 November 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Capbal
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 17/01810/FLL
- Address (REPD)
- Land West of Braco, Dunblane
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- REPD reference
- 7573
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shindour, Feddal Hill Wood | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Shindour Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Strathallan Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Standingfauld Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 7.2 |
| Standingfauld Farm, Muthill | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Braes O'Doune | wind farm | 72 | operational | 8.5 |
| Rowan Gate Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (56.2594, -3.9223).