Whitehills Energy Storage Facility (49.9 MW)
Whitehills Energy Storage Facility is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 February 2024; the record was last updated on 8 March 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
8 March 2024record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2021 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 8 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Gigabox Developments Limited / Whirlwind Renewables
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 21/00534/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Energy Storage Unit 1 Old Brechin Road Forfar
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8916
Who decides
| Applications | Angus | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 72 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 21 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 18 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suttieside Farm, Suttieside Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Carseview Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Craignathro Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Newfordpark House, Glamis Road | rooftop solar | 6.7 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Orchardbank Industrial Estate | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 3.1 |
| Carsebank Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Finavon Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
| Hillend Of Lownie - Forfar Solar farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 4.1 |
| Field 730M West Of Queen Street | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
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 (56.6535, -2.8704).