West Bendings (30 MW battery storage)
West Bendings is a 30 MW battery storage project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 April 2022.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
11 April 2022record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 29 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Fiddes Battery Limited
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2022/2007
- Address (REPD)
- North West Of West Bendings
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- Name in REPD
- West Bendings - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10985
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meetlaw Farm, Fordoun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Clochnahill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 1.3 |
| Clochnahill Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 1.4 |
| Old Schoolhouse, Barras | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Coast Viners Animal Nutrition, Drumlithie Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Brucklaywaird Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 2.2 |
| Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Forest Avenue Cottage, Drumlithie | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| St John Hill | wind farm | 7.7 | operational | 3.9 |
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 (56.9243, -2.3037).