Keepers House, Byrecleugh (49.5 MW battery storage)
Keepers House, Byrecleugh is a 49.5 MW battery storage project in Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2026.
49.5 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2026record last updated
Scotlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 December 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Sunlaws Development Company Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 25/00374/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- North West Of Keepers House Byrecleugh Longformacus
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Keepers House, Byrecleugh - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16783
Who decides
| Applications | Scottish Borders | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (46%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 26 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 51.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallago Rig | wind farm | 144 | operational | 1.7 |
| Longcroft Wind Farm | wind farm | 125 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 136 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Dunside Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Brunta Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
| Ditcher Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Townhead Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 9.8 |
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 (55.8236, -2.6648).