Tir Artair (49.9 MW battery storage)
Tir Artair is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 May 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
Perth and Kinrosscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 13 May 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 May 2029 | 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
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Opdenergy
- Planning authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Planning application reference
- 25/00168/FLM
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Tir Artair, Killin, Perthshire
- Council area (by location)
- Perth and Kinross
- Time to decision
- 58 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Tir Artair - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 16292
Who decides
| Applications | Perth and Kinross | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 73 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 32 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 23 of 31 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 18 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killin Switching Station, Boreland - Boreland Energy Storage Park | battery storage | 43 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Acharn Forest | battery storage | 9.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Glentarken Wind Farm | wind farm | 104 | 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 (56.4845, -4.2994).