Glentaggart (42 MW battery storage)
Glentaggart is a 42 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 January 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 March 2026.
42 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
25 March 2026record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 29 January 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 January 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- South Lanarkshire Council / Brockwell Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/25/0685
- Address (REPD)
- Mid Rig, Glentaggart, Douglas, Biggar
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Glentaggart - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18360
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Moss | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Middle Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 51 | operational | 2.1 |
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Bodinglee Wind Farm | wind farm | 266 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 4.6 |
| Limmer Hill | wind farm | 99 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Leadhills Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | refused | 5.4 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 82.5 | application submitted | 5.8 |
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 (55.5056, -3.7736).