High Netherfauld House Farm 1, Tower Road (502 MW battery storage)
High Netherfauld House Farm 1, Tower Road is a 502 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status: consented by Scottish Ministers on 30 June 2026, not yet built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 12 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 March 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2026 | Consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Status source: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 502 MW
- Status
- approved, not built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- ESB (Harker) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00006063
- Address (REPD)
- 390m Nnw/O High Netherfauld House Farm, Tower Road, Douglas
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Name in REPD
- High Netherfauld House Farm 1, Tower Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18157
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poniel Wind Turbines | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 0.7 |
| Central Eco Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Broken Cross (Former Surface Mine) | wind farm | 48 | operational | 2.4 |
| Coalburn Energy | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 2.5 |
| Coalburn II Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 1,000 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Carlisle Road | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Douglas West and Dalquhandy Renewable Energy Project | wind farm | 45 | operational | 3.1 |
| Douglas West Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 78 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Cumberhead West Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | under construction | 3.2 |
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other 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 (55.5883, -3.8409).