Berfern Farm (5 MW battery storage)
Berfern Farm is a 5 MW battery storage project in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 7 August 2021; the record was last updated on 24 July 2020.
5 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
24 July 2020record last updated
Inverclydecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2018 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 24 July 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Capbal
- Planning authority
- Inverclyde
- Planning application reference
- 18/0144/IC
- Address (REPD)
- Berfern Farm, Finnockbog Road, Inverkip, Greenock, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- Inverclyde
- REPD reference
- 7033
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leapmoor Forest | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 1.9 |
| Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Rigghill Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 5.1 |
| Corlarach Hill | wind farm | 42 | refused on appeal | 7.7 |
| Waterhead Moor | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
| Greenock Wind Farm | wind farm | 55 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
| Inverclyde Wind Farm (Corlic Hill) | wind farm | 24 | operational | 9.2 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm- | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 9.7 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm -Batter Energy Storage | battery storage | 23 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (55.9, -4.8731).