Govan Battery Energy Storage System (49.9 MW)
Govan Battery Energy Storage System is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Glasgow City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 February 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 March 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
10 March 2025record last updated
Glasgow Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Vital Energi Utilities Limited
- Planning authority
- Glasgow City
- Planning application reference
- 24/03094/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Adj To 603 Helen Street, Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- Glasgow City
- REPD reference
- 18260
Who decides
| Applications | Glasgow City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomloan Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Kennishead Road | battery storage | 40 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Whitehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Saturland Farm, Salterland Road | battery storage | 60.8 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Parkhouse Road | battery storage | 24 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Barnwell, Wright Street | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 6.5 |
| Laigh Park Water Treatment Works | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Seath Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 50 | refused | 6.6 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 6.9 |
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 (55.851, -4.3168).