Electricity Substation, Bardarroch (29.9 MW battery storage)
Electricity Substation, Bardarroch is a 29.9 MW battery storage project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 May 2025.
29.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 May 2025record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 4 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 29.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Balance Power Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/0604/PP
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Electricity Substation, A70 From B730 To U74 Bardarroch, Ochiltree, Cumnock
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Electricity Substation, Bardarroch - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 15569
Who decides
| Applications | East Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (47%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 17 of 25 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 95.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coylton Substation, Coylton | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 0.2 |
| Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Polquhairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.2 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Loch Fergus Farm | battery storage | 45 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Loch Fergus Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Belston Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Kyle Windfarm | wind farm | 255 | refused | 8.6 |
| Over Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (55.4451, -4.4313).