Holmston Road (49.9 MW battery storage)
Holmston Road is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 July 2025; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
5 August 2025record last updated
South Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Field Energy
- Planning authority
- South Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/00505/PAN
- Address (REPD)
- Holmston Farm Holmston Road Ayr
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Holmston Road - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 11679
Who decides
| Applications | South Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (60%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 41.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braston New Energy | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Belston Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Loch Fergus Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Loch Fergus Farm | battery storage | 45 | under construction | 4.0 |
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 (55.4573, -4.5905).