East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm (14.3 MW)
East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm is a 14.3 MW solar farm project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 24 January 2026, 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 24 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 24 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 January 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Springfield Limited / Aggreko
- Planning authority
- Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/0582/PP
- Site area
- 41.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Site Between Nether Southbar And East Fulwood Greenock Road, Inchinnan
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Name in REPD
- East Fulwood Greenock Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9946
Who decides
| Applications | Renfrewshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | <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).