Drumcross Battery Storage (30 MW)
Drumcross Battery Storage is a 30 MW battery storage project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 June 2018, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 December 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 12 June 2021, 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 12 June 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 February 2018 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 June 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 0114/FUL/18
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of Mossbank Cottages Drumcross Bathgate
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8155
Who decides
| Applications | West Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumshoreland Road Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Selms Muir Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Leyden Road | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Broxburn | battery storage | 20 | operational | 5.1 |
| Learielaw Farm, Learielaw | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Pearie Law 2 | wind farm | 14.4 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Camilty Plantation Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Pearie Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.2 | operational | 8.1 |
| Trinlaymire Farm Solar farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (55.8883, -3.516).