Broxburn (20 MW battery storage)
Broxburn is a 20 MW battery storage project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 September 2018; the record was last updated on 18 April 2019.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
18 April 2019record last updated
West Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 August 2016 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 December 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 March 2017 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 August 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 September 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 April 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- LIVE/0502/FUL/16
- Appeal reference
- PPA-400-2073
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Lookabootye, by Broxburn, adjacent to the Lookabootye substation.
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6910
Who decides
| Applications | West Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learielaw Farm, Learielaw | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Drumshoreland Road Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Selms Muir Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Drumcross Battery Storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Leyden Road | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Trinlaymire Farm Solar farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Main Terminal 1 Edinburgh Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Duddingston Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Riccarton Mains Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 9.3 |
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 (55.9192, -3.4554).