East Kilbride (49.9 MW battery storage)
East Kilbride is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 May 2024; the record was last updated on 23 August 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 August 2024record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 22 August 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Engie Regeneration Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/22/0472
- Address (REPD)
- North E/O East Kilbride, 275kv Grid Substation, Cairnmuir Road, East Kilbride, Moffat
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- East Kilbride - Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 9013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Milton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Daer Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Harestanes Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | refused | 8.8 |
| Earlshaugh Wind Farm | wind farm | 55.2 | abandoned | 9.2 |
| Scoop Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 432 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (55.3336, -3.4443).