Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen (150 MW battery storage)
Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen is a 150 MW battery storage project in Glasgow City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 September 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 3 September 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Battery Box Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005091
- Address (REPD)
- Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen
- Council area (by location)
- Glasgow City
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16197
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmarnock Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Seath Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 50 | refused | 0.5 |
| Whitehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 5.0 |
| Highflat Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 19.9 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Newton Farm, Westburn Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 5.9 |
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road | battery storage | 55 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Broomloan Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| 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 (55.8362, -4.2085).