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Solar, wind and battery projects near Greenock (PA15)

22 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PA15 (Inverclyde): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Auchentiber Road (700 MW battery storage, approved on 11 September 2024, not yet built), 5.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

22projects within 10 km
5awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of PA15

Projects of 1 MW and more (14)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Greenock Wind Farmwind farmwind farm55refused on appealupdated Jan 2010May 2003refused Apr 2005Jan 2010Inverclyde1.4
Knockair, Dougliehill Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm25application submittedupdated Dec 2025Aug 2025—Dec 2025Inverclyde2.8
Knockair, Dougliehill Roadbattery storagebattery storage24application submittedupdated Dec 2025Aug 2025—Dec 2025Inverclyde2.8
Inverclyde Wind Farm (Corlic Hill)wind farmwind farm24operationalupdated Apr 2021Jul 2013granted May 2016Apr 2021Inverclyde2.9
Dougliehill Water Treatment Works, Dougliehill Roadbattery storagebattery storage49approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Feb 2025granted Aug 2025Nov 2025Inverclyde3.6
Auchentiber Roadbattery storagebattery storage700approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Nov 2023granted Sep 2024Sep 2024Inverclyde5.2
Priestside Farmwind farmwind farm1.8refusedupdated Jul 2013Feb 2013refused Apr 2013Jul 2013Inverclyde5.4
Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Roadbattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024Oct 2023granted Jun 2024Jun 2024Inverclyde5.8
Kip Water Hydro Schemebattery storagebattery storage1application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2018Oct 2018—Dec 2018Inverclyde7.4
Leapmoor Forestwind farmwind farm30application withdrawnupdated Mar 2011Jul 2006—Mar 2011Inverclyde8.5
Ardencaple Farmbattery storagebattery storage50refusedupdated Nov 2024Mar 2024refused Oct 2024Nov 2024Argyll and Bute8.6
Berfern Farmbattery storagebattery storage5permission expiredupdated Jul 2020May 2018—Jul 2020Inverclyde9.1
Drumfad Woodbattery storagebattery storage29.9permission expiredupdated Jul 2020Oct 2018granted Mar 2021Jul 2020Argyll and Bute9.2
Helensburgh Community Wind Farmwind farmwind farm4application withdrawnupdated Aug 2015Jul 2014—Aug 2015Argyll and Bute9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Overton Water Treatment Works, Old Largs Road By Overtonrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023Nov 2022granted Jan 2023Mar 2023Inverclyde1.5
Crawfurd Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar—application submittedJun 2026——Inverclyde1.5
Tesco Stores, Greenock Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Nov 2025granted Jan 2026Mar 2026Inverclyde3.4
King Street - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021Nov 2021granted Jun 2022Nov 2021Inverclyde3.8
Greenock Headworks, Eldon Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023Oct 2022granted Dec 2022Jan 2023Inverclyde3.8
Helensburgh Waste Water Treatment Works, Moss Roadsolar farmsolar farm0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024Aug 2024—Aug 2024Argyll and Bute4.9
Faulds Park Road- Solar PV Panlelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3under constructionupdated Apr 2022Apr 2022granted Jul 2022Apr 2022Inverclyde7.1
Finlaystone House, Estate Greenock Roadsolar farmsolar farm0.1approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted May 2024Jul 2024Inverclyde8.1

Distance from the average position of the PA15 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm3210025.4
Rooftop solar615001.8
Wind farm500120
Battery storage82301824

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Inverclyde decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsInverclydeUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)1010,236
Refused2 (20%)19%
Solar refused0 of 612%
Onshore wind refused2 of 245%
Battery storage refused0 of 216%
Median time from submission to decision12.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 1—

All projects in Inverclyde

Is the status up to date?

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. Near PA15, 5 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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