Biggar Road, Cleland (30 MW battery storage)
Biggar Road, Cleland is a 30 MW battery storage project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 March 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 March 2025record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 12 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Starlight Energy SPV 1 Limited
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/00810/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Biggar Road, Cleland., Motherwell
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Biggar Road, Cleland - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17064
Who decides
| Applications | North Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 20 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newarthill Energy Park | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| North Lanrigg Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Fernishaw Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 75 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Hartwood | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Locks Street, Coatdyke Battery Energy Storage Systems | battery storage | 45 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Hartwood Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 6.1 |
| Bracco / Black Hill | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Wishaw Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (55.8276, -3.9338).