Braston New Energy (500 MW battery storage)
Braston New Energy is a 500 MW battery storage project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 23 April 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy Partnership
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004995
- Address (REPD)
- A77, Masonhill, Alloway
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15530
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 | 1.6 |
| Belston Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Loch Fergus Farm | battery storage | 45 | under construction | 3.3 |
| Loch Fergus Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 3.3 |
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 (55.4431, -4.5945).