Spittal Mains, Spittal (300 MW battery storage)
Spittal Mains, Spittal is a 300 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status: consented by Scottish Ministers on 7 September 2026, not yet built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 19 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 7 September 2026 | Consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Status source: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Status
- approved, not built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Field Spittal Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005116
- Address (REPD)
- Spittal Mains, Spittal
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Spittal Mains, Spittal - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16381
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spittal Mains Quarry | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Mybster Farm, Watten | battery storage | 19.8 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Spittal Hill | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 2.4 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.4 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm - Phase 2 | wind farm | 6.9 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Wind Farm at Achlachan Windfarm | wind farm | 8.5 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Achies | battery storage | 162 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Halsary Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | operational | 3.9 |
| Bad a Cheo Wind Farm | wind farm | 26.7 | operational | 5.0 |
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other 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 (58.4652, -3.4267).