Cornhills Farm, Muttonhole Road (49.9 MW battery storage)
Cornhills Farm, Muttonhole Road is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 March 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 March 2025record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 7 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Big Battery (Sheriff Faulds Farm 1) Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/23/1613
- Address (REPD)
- Cornhills Farm Muttonhole Road Hamilton
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cornhills Farm, Muttonhole Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11647
Who decides
| Applications | South Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 56 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 47.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blantyre Muir Wind Farm extension | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Blantyre Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 0.9 |
| Kelvin South Business Park, Hurlawcrook Road | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Langlands Gate, East Kilbride | battery storage | 30 | refused | 5.9 |
| Malcolmwood Farm, Loanend Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Goodbush Hill | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 6.8 |
| West Dykes Head | wind farm | 7.6 | refused | 7.0 |
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road | battery storage | 55 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Lochhead Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (55.7423, -4.0756).