Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue (49 MW battery storage)
Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue is a 49 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 August 2023.
49 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 August 2023record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 August 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Relay Balbeggie Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 23/00701/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- 300M East Of Wester Balbeggie Cottages Wester Balbeggie Farm Balbeggie Avenue Balbeggie Thornton
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12350
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 0.4 |
| Land North of Balbeggie Avenue | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Middle Balbeggie | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Land North of Thornton Road | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Wemyss Estate - Randolph Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Earlseat | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 5.4 |
| Strathruddie, Kinglassie Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 6.8 |
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 (56.1518, -3.1584).