South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore (49.9 MW battery storage)
South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore 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 20 April 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 May 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 May 2024record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 20 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 April 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2022/2022
- Address (REPD)
- 450m Nw/O South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Name in REPD
- South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintore - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 11092
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintore Substation, Leylodge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Womblehill Farm, Kintore | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Fordtown Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Kintore | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Broomhill BESS | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Kintore Battery Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
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 (57.2133, -2.3901).