East Fulwood Energy Storage (400 MW)
East Fulwood Energy Storage is a 400 MW battery storage project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 12 January 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 22 June 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 January 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 22 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsourcebp
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00006230
- Address (REPD)
- Houston Road, Freeland, Erskine
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- REPD reference
- 19578
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Artfield Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Road | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 2.9 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 69 | abandoned | 2.9 |
| Barnwell, Wright Street | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.4 |
| Laigh Park Water Treatment Works | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Well Street | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Land off Shilton Lane | battery storage | 19 | abandoned | 4.0 |
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 (55.8771, -4.4683).