Renewable energy projects in Renfrewshire
26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Renfrewshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 16 approved but not running, 1 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 4 of 15 decided applications (27%; UK 19%), with a median 21 weeks from submission to decision.
26projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
16approved, not running
27%of decisions refused
How Renfrewshire decides
| Applications | Renfrewshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Projects in Renfrewshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neilston Greener Grid Park - Phase 2battery storage | battery storage | 750 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Aug 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 400 | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2026 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Houston Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facilitysolar farm | solar farm | 75 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Oct 2023 | granted Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 69 | abandonedupdated May 2025 | Feb 2023 | granted May 2024 | May 2025 |
| Artfield Forest Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2021 | granted Feb 2023 | Jul 2022 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Mar 2026 | Jan 2021 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2026 |
| Barnwell, Wright Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refusedupdated Aug 2024 | Feb 2024 | refused May 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Well Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted May 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Laigh Park Water Treatment Worksbattery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Land SW of Shilton Cottagebattery storage | battery storage | 29.9 | operationalupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2018 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Houston Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Oct 2023 | granted Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under constructionupdated Nov 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Land off Shilton Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 19 | abandonedupdated Nov 2019 | Aug 2017 | — | Nov 2019 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2025 | Aug 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Aug 2025 |
| Weels Farm Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | refused on appealupdated Jan 2017 | Nov 2015 | refused Feb 2016 | Jan 2017 |
| West Mitchelton Farm Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2016 | Nov 2015 | refused Feb 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| Locher Works, Kilbarchan Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Middleton Road, Linwoodsolar farm | solar farm | 1.6 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightyear Building, Marchburn Drive - Block A - Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Jan 2026 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Cartside Avenue, Inchinnanrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Cpi Medicines Manufacturing Centre, Netherton Squarerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jul 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Decathlon, Old Govan Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Bray Controls UK, Fountain Crescentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Aug 2024 |
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated May 2024 | Nov 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2024 |
| Middleton Road, Linwoodbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
Postcode districts in Renfrewshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA1 | 48 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
| PA2 | 46 | 5 | 29 | 4 |
| PA3 | 45 | 8 | 31 | 1 |
| PA4 | 55 | 8 | 39 | 2 |
| PA5 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 2 |
| PA6 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| PA7 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
| PA8 | 37 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
| PA9 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| PA10 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| PA11 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| PA12 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Renfrewshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.