Glasgow Road, Eaglesham (40 MW battery storage)
Glasgow Road, Eaglesham is a 40 MW battery storage project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 May 2025.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 May 2025record last updated
East Renfrewshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 15 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- GPC 1137 Limited (Apatura)
- Planning authority
- East Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/0043/TP
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Glasgow Road, Eaglesham
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Glasgow Road, Eaglesham - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 18055
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Road, Eaglesham 2024/0168/TP | 40 | 1 May 2024 | refused 31 October 2024 |
Who decides
| Applications | East Renfrewshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 61.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunwan Dam, Eaglesham Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application submitted | 1.2 |
| Bonnyton, Kirkton Moor Road | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Moorhouse (Eaglesham) | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 2.7 |
| Over Enoch Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 3.3 |
| Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Ardoch) | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 3.8 |
| Loganswell Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Middleton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.8 |
| Moorshield Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (55.7508, -4.2792).