Glasgow Airport Solar Farm (19.9 MW)
Glasgow Airport Solar Farm is a 19.9 MW solar farm project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 28 November 2023; the record was last updated on 29 November 2023.
19.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
29 November 2023record last updated
Renfrewshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 6 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 November 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2023
- Operator or applicant
- AGS Airports Limited
- Planning authority
- Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/0746/PP
- Site area
- 29.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 50 Metres East Of Walkinshaw Gardens Barnsford Road Paisley
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10549
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwell, Wright Street | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 0.8 |
| Laigh Park Water Treatment Works | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Well Street | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 2.0 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Road | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 69 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Artfield Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
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 (55.8638, -4.4282).