Bowshiel Farm (80 MW battery storage)
Bowshiel Farm is an 80 MW battery storage project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Voltalia UK
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005085
- Address (REPD)
- Bowshiel Farm, Grantshouse
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Name in REPD
- Bowshiel Farm - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17780
Recorded together with Bowshiel Farm Solar Farm (165 MW solar farm, application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 0.8 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 2.4 |
| Quixwood Moor | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 2.8 |
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.1 |
| Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.8 |
| Howpark Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Ferneylea Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
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 (55.892, -2.3594).