Speyslaw Farm (19.9 MW battery storage)
Speyslaw Farm is a 19.9 MW battery storage project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 February 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 March 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 9 February 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 February 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 9 February 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 February 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 19.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 21/01805/APP
- Address (REPD)
- Speyslaw Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Speyslaw Farm - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10394
Who decides
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speyslaw Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Milltown Airfield (Speyslaw) | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Bishopmill | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| RAF Lossiemouth | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Blackhills Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | application submitted | 8.8 |
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 (57.683, -3.2021).