Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road (40 MW battery storage)
Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road is a 40 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 31 October 2025; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
40 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/25/0367
- Address (REPD)
- Land 110M Southeast Of Gilbertfield Farm Gilbertfield Road
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 14506
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road | battery storage | 55 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Highflat Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 19.9 | application withdrawn | 2.8 |
| Malcolmwood Farm, Loanend Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Newton Farm, Westburn Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 2.9 |
| Dalmarnock Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Seath Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 50 | refused | 5.1 |
| Langlands Gate, East Kilbride | battery storage | 30 | refused | 7.5 |
| Kelvin South Business Park, Hurlawcrook Road | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
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 (55.8032, -4.1551).