Ardencaple Farm (50 MW battery storage)
Ardencaple Farm is a 50 MW battery storage project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 October 2024; the record was last updated on 4 November 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
4 November 2024record last updated
Argyll and Butecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 24 October 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Ylem Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- 23/02472/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Ardencaple Farm & Greenock, Helensburgh
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ardencaple Farm - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14381
Who decides
| Applications | Argyll and Bute | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (45%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 53.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumfad Wood | battery storage | 29.9 | permission expired | 3.1 |
| Cove Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Greenock Wind Farm | wind farm | 55 | refused on appeal | 7.7 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (56.0194, -4.7572).