
Roaring Hill BESS, Leslie, Fife
Energy Storage For The Future



Elm Power are proposing to construct and operate a 60MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with associated substation, access points, internal road infrastructures, control rooms and storage. The development is proposed for a period of 50 years. At the end of the 50-year period the development will be decommissioned and the land restored or an extension to the consent of the site will be requested.
The BESS Development will import, store and export electricity from The Grid on demand, providing sub-second response times to ensure rapid reactive power services to enable frequency stabilisation. It also reduces the risk of power outages as well as benefiting homes by stabilising supply and aiding industrial and commercial establishments in balancing energy resource and security, but it also plays a critical part in assisting the National Grid in balancing power.
This service is an important component of balancing the supply and demand on the
infrastructure that serves the population and is vital to a sustainable and viable network
across Scotland as a whole.
As an enabling technology the BESS will store and provide the equivalent of 240,000 kWh of electricity per day, save 24,797 metric tonnes of CO2 per annum and provide electricity to 25,029 homes per annum.


Location
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The Development site is located to the north east of Leslie, Fife. Co-ordinates 325366, 702442 (NO25360244) and extends to approximately 8.2 acres (3.3 Hectares) of Grade 3.2 agricultural land which currently produces animal feed stock. The site lies adjacent to the consented RES 50MW BESS site currently under construction and in
the region of 220 metres north of the connecting Grid Substation.
The site lies within the Lomond Hills Regional Park with Holl Meadows, SSSI siting in the region of 720 metres to the north west. The Lomond Hills Local Landscape Area runs from the A911 to the south and edge of Leslie and Glenrothes, north to the A912, Falkland and Strathmiglo. The Lothrie Burn lies to the east with a small section within
the eastern boundary of the site. No development will be undertaken in or by the Lothrie Burn or its banks. The Dean Plantation and woods separate the development from the residential area that lies approximately 100 metres to the east. No trees or existing vegetation will be removed from the development site. There are core paths within the vicinity of the development. At no point will any core path or right of way be stopped or impeded during the construction or operation of the development.
Development Proposal
The development proposal consists of a 60MW BESS, located as shown on the submitted plan, inclusive of all infrastructure. The development will encompass container units with associated infrastructure components, such as transformers,
Power Converter Systems, switchgear and controllers, as well as requisite substations which will be housed within units as determined within the site layout plan.
The Proposed Development includes the following:
64 x Battery & Invertor Units
1 x Switchgear & Control Room
32 x Transformers
1 x Auxilliary Transformer
1 x Substation
Car Parking
Security Fencing
Metering
CCTV
Roadway
Efficiency
Summary of Development
Due to the nature of the Development, it would not have adverse impacts on aviation, defence, seismological or telecommunications facilities. The Development would not give rise to adverse impacts on groundwater or surface water resources. Carbon rich soils are not present on the Site. Construction waste will not be allowed to accumulate and will be removed and responsibly treated dependent on the specification of the waste disposal.
A flood risk and surface water assessment will be undertaken to ensure that there is no risk of flooding at the site and that surface water drainage is managed. This report will take into account the effect of climate change and the potential to increase flood risk in other areas. No adverse risk is associated with the development nor is there
potential for contamination or interference of public water supplies or public health.
There are no foul drainage requirements for the development.
There is no risk of nuisance from artificial light and light pollution. The only lighting will be infra-red lighting for security measures. The lighting will have no impact on surrounding properties or land.
There is a presumption against the siting of development proposals which will generate high levels of noise in the locality of existing or proposed noise sensitive land uses and correspondingly against the locating of noise sensitive uses near to sources of noise generation. Through site specific background noise analysis, it will be shown
that the development will not generate high levels of noise.
The development has no emissions and has no diesel or gas generator on site that would have the potential to cause any form of pollution. There will be no air quality impacts.
There will be no unacceptable adverse impact from a landscape, visual impact or noise perspective and no unacceptable adverse impact to residential amenity, ecological, natural heritage archaeological or historical heritage assets. There will be no adverse
impact on the geological or hydrological environment.
Community Consultation
Drop In Community Consultation to be held at
Leslie Town Hall
High Street
Leslie
Fife
7th May 2025
3pm-7pm
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Plans and information pertaining to the proposed development will be available to view and an opportunity to ask questions, leave comments or request further information. Any comments should be submitted to AE Associates by 27th May 2025. Information can be obtained from Adele Ellis, AE Associates, Kaimknowe Farm, Glendevon, FK14 7JZ or by email ae.associates@btinternet.com
Please note that representations given are not made directly to the planning authority or The Energy Consents Unit but will be presented within the submitted consultation report.
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Drop in Community Consultation to be held at
Leslie Town Hall
High Street
Leslie
Fife
29th May 2025
3pm - 7pm
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Plans and information pertaining to the proposed development will be available to view and an opportunity to ask questions, leave comments or request further information. Any comments should be submitted to AE Associates by 20th June 2025. Information can be obtained from Adele Ellis, AE Associates, Kaimknowe Farm, Glendevon, FK14 7JZ or by email ae.associates@btinternet.com
Please note that representations given are not made directly to the planning authority or The Energy Consents Unit but will be presented within the submitted consultation report