Camsiscan Farm, Craigie (350 MW battery storage)
Camsiscan Farm, Craigie is a 350 MW battery storage project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 February 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 January 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 26 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 350 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Noriker Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004658
- Address (REPD)
- Camsiscan Farm, Craigie, Kilmarnock South, Kilmarnock
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Camsiscan Farm, Craigie - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 12820
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Inchbean Farm, Treeswoodhead Road | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Kilmarnock South Substation | battery storage | 300 | operational | 2.9 |
| Holmquarry Road | battery storage | 60.4 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Alton Muirhouse Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 10.0 |
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 (55.5551, -4.4475).