Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road (49.9 MW battery storage)
Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2024record last updated
Inverclydecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 June 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Big Battery (Flatterton Farm) Limited
- Planning authority
- Inverclyde
- Planning application reference
- 23/0205/IC
- Address (REPD)
- Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road, Greenock
- Council area (by location)
- Inverclyde
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 15154
Who decides
| Applications | Inverclyde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berfern Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 4.2 |
| Leapmoor Forest | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Greenock Wind Farm | wind farm | 55 | refused on appeal | 5.1 |
| Inverclyde Wind Farm (Corlic Hill) | wind farm | 24 | operational | 7.0 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm- | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Giants Burn Wind Farm -Batter Energy Storage | battery storage | 23 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Knockair, Dougliehill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 8.3 |
| Knockair, Dougliehill Road | battery storage | 24 | application submitted | 8.3 |
| Rigghill Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 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 (55.9322, -4.8387).