Belston Battery Storage (150 MW)
Belston Battery Storage is a 150 MW battery storage project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2024 | Application submitted |
| 22 July 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 22 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- KX Alpha Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005141
- Address (REPD)
- north of A70 at Belston
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14545
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmston Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 2.0 |
| Loch Fergus Farm | battery storage | 45 | under construction | 2.4 |
| Loch Fergus Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 2.4 |
| Braston New Energy | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Electricity Substation, Bardarroch | battery storage | 29.9 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Coylton Substation, Coylton | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 8.3 |
| Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (55.4532, -4.5588).