Solar, wind and battery projects near Gourock (PA19)
22 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PA19 (Inverclyde): 7 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), 9.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PA19
Projects of 1 MW and more (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 | Inverclyde | 2.4 |
| Greenock Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 55 | refused on appealupdated Jan 2010 | May 2003 | refused Apr 2005 | Jan 2010 | Inverclyde | 3.9 |
| Kip Water Hydro Schemebattery storage | battery storage | 1 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2018 | Oct 2018 | — | Dec 2018 | Inverclyde | 4.5 |
| Berfern Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 5 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | May 2018 | — | Jul 2020 | Inverclyde | 6.6 |
| Leapmoor Forestwind farm | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2011 | Jul 2006 | — | Mar 2011 | Inverclyde | 7.1 |
| Inverclyde Wind Farm (Corlic Hill)wind farm | wind farm | 24 | operationalupdated Apr 2021 | Jul 2013 | granted May 2016 | Apr 2021 | Inverclyde | 7.2 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm-wind farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Argyll and Bute | 7.5 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm -Batter Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 23 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Argyll and Bute | 7.5 |
| Knockair, Dougliehill Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | application submittedupdated Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Dec 2025 | Inverclyde | 7.8 |
| Knockair, Dougliehill Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 24 | application submittedupdated Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Dec 2025 | Inverclyde | 7.8 |
| Cove Community Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2013 | Dec 2012 | — | Aug 2013 | Argyll and Bute | 8.3 |
| Dougliehill Water Treatment Works, Dougliehill Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 49 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | Inverclyde | 8.4 |
| Ardencaple Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Nov 2024 | Mar 2024 | refused Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Argyll and Bute | 8.5 |
| Auchentiber Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 700 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Inverclyde | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenock Headworks, Eldon Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Inverclyde | 1.9 |
| Faulds Park Road- Solar PV Panlelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | under constructionupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Apr 2022 | Inverclyde | 2.5 |
| Crawfurd Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Inverclyde | 4.0 |
| Overton Water Treatment Works, Old Largs Road By Overtonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Mar 2023 | Inverclyde | 4.0 |
| Ardnadam Electricity Sub Station, Sandbankbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2025 | Sep 2022 | granted May 2023 | Feb 2025 | Argyll and Bute | 8.2 |
| Tesco Stores, Greenock Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Inverclyde | 8.4 |
| King Street - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jun 2022 | Nov 2021 | Inverclyde | 8.8 |
| Helensburgh Waste Water Treatment Works, Moss Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Aug 2024 | Argyll and Bute | 8.8 |
Distance from the average position of the PA19 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Wind farm | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.4 |
| Battery storage | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 847 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Inverclyde decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Inverclyde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
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 PA19, 6 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.