Clauchrie Windfarm Battery (25 MW)
Clauchrie Windfarm Battery is a 25 MW battery storage project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 31 August 2023; the record was last updated on 23 September 2020. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2019 | Application submitted |
| 31 August 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002001
- Address (REPD)
- Clauchrie Windfarm, 6KM North-East Of, Barhill, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 193 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7804
Recorded together with Clauchrie Windfarm (100 MW wind farm, refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockodhar Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Mark Hill | wind farm | 56 | operational | 5.9 |
| Corwar Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | refused on appeal | 8.4 |
| Balunton Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 9.5 |
| Assel Valley Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 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 (55.1634, -4.6772).