Carlisle Road (200 MW battery storage)
Carlisle Road is a 200 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 May 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 28 April 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 28 April 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Zenobe Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004799
- Address (REPD)
- Coalburn Battery Energy Storage System, Adj Carlisle Road, B7078, Coalburn, Lanark
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 99 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Carlisle Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 9684
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas West and Dalquhandy Renewable Energy Project | wind farm | 45 | operational | 0.6 |
| Douglas West Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 78 | under construction | 0.6 |
| Cumberhead West Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | under construction | 0.7 |
| Nutberry Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 2.2 |
| High Netherfauld House Farm 1, Tower Road | battery storage | 502 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Central Eco Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Coalburn Energy | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 3.2 |
| Poniel Wind Turbines | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 26 | operational | 3.5 |
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 (55.5927, -3.8895).