Stainland Energy Storage Project (49.9 MW)
Stainland Energy Storage Project is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 January 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
14 January 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 4 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 November 2027 | 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
- 14 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 22/02054/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- E/O The A9 N/O Upper Geiselittle Thurso
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10225
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geiselittle Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Buckies Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Kirkton Energy Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | refused | 3.6 |
| Hill of Lieurary | wind farm | 8 | refused | 6.0 |
| Durran Mains | wind farm | 19.5 | refused | 7.2 |
| Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 7.9 |
| Castletown Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.6 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (58.5722, -3.503).