High Boydstone Farm (100 MW battery storage)
High Boydstone Farm is a 100 MW battery storage project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 2 June 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 2 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy Partnership
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005094
- Address (REPD)
- North West Of High Boydstone Farm
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Boydstone Farm - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 16174
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrossan | wind farm | 24 | operational | 1.5 |
| Ardrossan Extension | wind farm | 6 | operational | 1.5 |
| Sorbie Farm | wind farm | 9 | under construction | 2.2 |
| Sorbie Farm wind cluster | wind farm | 7.5 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Meiklelaught Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Site To North East Of, Lochcraigs Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Ardeer | wind farm | 22 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 5.4 |
| Auld Clay | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 5.6 |
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 (55.6545, -4.8212).