Burnbank Street, Greenhill (30 MW battery storage)
Burnbank Street, Greenhill 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 20 August 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 September 2024.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 September 2024record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 20 August 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 August 2027 | 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
- 9 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/00043/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Burnbank Street, Greenhill
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Burnbank Street, Greenhill - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 9368
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locks Street, Coatdyke Battery Energy Storage Systems | battery storage | 45 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Newarthill Energy Park | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Biggar Road, Cleland | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Greengairs Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 6.9 |
| North Lanrigg Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Greengairs East Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 7.4 |
| Newton Farm, Westburn Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 8.5 |
| Bracco / Black Hill | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 9.5 |
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 (55.8692, -4.0153).