South Pargillis (42 MW battery storage)
South Pargillis is a 42 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 April 2026. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 9 June 2026, 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 9 June 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 9 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 June 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Energy Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 22/03945/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Growforth Limited, South Pargillis, Clockluine Road, Hillend, Dunfermline
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- South Pargillis - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9564
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOR Field 9 | battery storage | 37 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Parkend Crossgates Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Babcock Marine Bldg, Wood Road | solar farm | 5.6 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Kingdom of Fife Community Wind Park | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.6 |
| Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Mossmorran Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
| Dunfermline North Solar Photovoltaic Array/Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | under construction | 7.6 |
| Duddingston Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (56.0495, -3.3815).