Dalmarnock Road (40 MW battery storage)
Dalmarnock Road is a 40 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 February 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 March 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 February 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 February 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 16 February 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 February 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2021
- Operator or applicant
- EcoDev Group Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/21/1525
- Address (REPD)
- Dalmarnock Road, Adjacent To A749 & Downiebrae Road Rutherglen
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dalmarnock Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 8507
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Seath Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 50 | refused | 0.6 |
| Whitehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 4.9 |
| Highflat Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 19.9 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Newton Farm, Westburn Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 5.8 |
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road | battery storage | 55 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Broomloan Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Govan Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.0 |
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 (55.8364, -4.2071).