Shindour, Feddal Hill Wood (50 MW battery storage)
Shindour, Feddal Hill Wood is a 50 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2025record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 24 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 22/02231/FLM
- Address (REPD)
- Shindour, Feddal Hill, Wood Braco, Dunblane
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Shindour, Feddal Hill Wood - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 13236
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 Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Shindour Feddal Hill Wood Braco | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 1.3 |
| Strathallan Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | under construction | 3.8 |
| Braes O'Doune | wind farm | 72 | operational | 7.2 |
| Standingfauld Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Standingfauld Farm, Muthill | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
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 (56.2631, -3.9425).