Planning application · Battery storage · Scottish Government (S36)
Devilla Energy Storage Facility
Under Construction500 MWApplication ECU00003469Submitted 19 April 2022Granted 13 December 2023
The application
- Application number
- ECU00003469
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- County or area
- Clackmannanshire
- Nation
- Scotland
- Technology
- Battery storage (Stand-alone Storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status
- Under Construction
- Operator or applicant
- Alcemi Storage Development Limited
- Location
- Devilla Forest, Kincardine, Alloa, FK10
Timeline
- 19 April 2022 Planning application submitted
- 13 December 2023 Planning permission granted
- 1 March 2025 Construction started
- 13 December 2028 Planning permission expired Date as recorded in the register
Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site
The pack for this site lists 5 comparable battery incidents in the United Kingdom, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0638, Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool, 309 km from this site.
| Reference | Year | Incident | From the site | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIR-0638 | 2020 | Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool | 309 km | Major |
| EIR-0584 | 2026 | Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth, caused by a short circuit in NMC cells | 376 km | Significant |
| EIR-0058 | 2025 | Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire | 506 km | Significant |
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 2 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.
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In the full packWhat the planning evidence pack adds for this application
The pack is made for Devilla Energy Storage Facility from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.
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