Gretna Green Battery Storage (456 MW)
Gretna Green Battery Storage is a 456 MW battery storage project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 May 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 456 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House Devco Pipeline
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004986
- Address (REPD)
- South of Gretna 400kv Substation, Gretna
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15427
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Burn | wind farm | 31 | operational | 2.7 |
| West Scales Energy Park | wind farm | 24.8 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| West Scales Energy Park | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| West Scales Energy Park | battery storage | 12 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| West Scales Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.5 | application withdrawn | 6.8 |
| Solwaybank Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | operational | 8.7 |
| Todhills and Westlinton - Harker Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Hallburn Farm | wind farm | 13.2 | operational | 9.1 |
| Bloch Wind Farm & Battery Storage (Solway Bank Extension) | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 9.9 |
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 (55.0285, -3.0545).