Battery Energy Storage System ‘BESS’, Countesswells Road - Objection
They propose to construct and operate a Grid Battery Energy Storage Facility which is also known as a Battery Energy Storage System ‘BESS’. The storage facility will be used to store energy from the national electric grid and, with intelligent battery software and computerised control systems, release the energy back, or store it for release, at times of peak demand.
The proposed site is directly adjacent to Countesswells Road, on the opposite side to the Ben Reid Nursery and Garden Centre.
The application lists the key components of the proposed development as follows:
- Battery Units with indicative height of 2.95m and footprint of 7.81m by 1.72m;
- Battery Interface Units with indicative height of 2.10m and footprint of 1.97m by 0.90m;
- Power Conversion System (‘PCS’) Inverters with indicative height of 2.50m and footprint of 3.70m by 2.00m;
- MV Skids with indicative height of 2.50m and footprint of 5.37m by 2.19m;
- LV Auxiliary Transformer with indicative height of 2.32m and indicative footprint of 2.23m by 1.80m and LV Auxiliary Control Cabinet with indicative height of 1.60m and footprint of 0.45m by 1.25m;
- Customer Switchroom with indicative height of c.3.41m and footprint of 15.00m by 3.80m;
- DNO Substation with indicative height of 3.26m and footprint of 5.00m by 5.00m;
- Welfare Container and Spares Container each with an indicative height of 2.85m and footprint of 6.10m x 2.45m;
- Fencing around the site boundary, which will be 2.4m high ‘V’ mesh security fence around the compound, and a 3m high acoustic fence within the compound;
- Water tank with indicative height of 2.5m and indicative diameter 10.26m;
- Security lighting and infrared CCTV columns with indicative height of 4.50m; and
- Associated infrastructure (access, drainage, landscaping etc).
The full application and associated documentation can be viewed by visiting 240614/DPP | Installation of a grid battery energy storage facility (up to 40MW), with associated development | Land At Newton Of Pitfodels Aberdeen AB15 7AL (aberdeencity.gov.uk)
The Community Council has submitted an objection to the application on the following grounds:
- Unnecessary development in the Green Belt
- Effect of the development on the Pitfodels Conservation area
- Impact on roads and transport infrastructure
- Exacerbation of flooding in the area
- Transportation and storage of dangerous goods
- Health and Safety risks to the local community
- Environmental impact to local area, wildlife and inhabitants.
If you have a view on this planning application, we encourage you to submit your individual comment to the Planning Department.
Aberdeen City Council have published the following guidance should you wish to make a comment.
"What details should I include in my comment?
Comments should relate only to 'planning matters'. These are the only matters that we can take into account when determining an application. Examples include:
- Written representations from members of the public
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- Planning site history
- Impact on amenity
- Impact on access, parking or road safety
- Design
- Compatibility with other uses in the area
- Effect on a Listed Building or Conservation Area
- Effect on Tree Preservation Order
- Precedent.
Certain matters are not normally material planning considerations and we will not take these into account when we decide on a planning application. These include:
- Devaluation of property
- Loss of a view
- Hours of construction
- Commercial/business competition
- Moral and religious issues
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- Civil matters
- Perceived health and safety risks
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