Hunterston Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility (400 MW)
Hunterston Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility is a 400 MW battery storage project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 February 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 August 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 5 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Amp Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003319
- Address (REPD)
- Campbelton Farm, Campbelton Road, West Kilbride
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hunterston Grid Services Complex - Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 10535
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Hunterston Estate | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 0.4 |
| Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2) | wind turbine | 8 | application withdrawn | 1.8 |
| Hunterston Test Centre | wind farm | 13 | decommissioned | 2.1 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | wind farm | 98 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Hunterstone | wind farm | 30 | refused | 4.6 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 5.6 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (55.7184, -4.8782).