Smiddyhill, Strichen (49.9 MW battery storage)
Smiddyhill, Strichen is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 October 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 December 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
10 December 2024record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Muirden Energy
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2024/1770
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Smiddyhill Strichen
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Name in REPD
- Smiddyhill, Strichen - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16884
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraserburgh Development | battery storage | 25 | permission expired | 1.0 |
| Boothby Road | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Greenbank Caravan & Trailers, Hillhead Of Phingask | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| House O'Hill | wind farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Mormond Hill Windfarm | wind farm | 27.6 | refused on appeal | 9.3 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (57.68, -2.0268).