Kellwood Road (40 MW battery storage)
Kellwood Road is a 40 MW battery storage project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 May 2025.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 May 2025record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 15 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Geocore Limited
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 24/1075/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Kellwood Road
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kellwood Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 16540
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellwood Road 23/0513/FUL | 49.9 | 3 April 2023 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Dumfries and Galloway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 106 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 40 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 33 of 72 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 6 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 19 / 17 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harestanes South Windfarm Extension | wind farm | 45 | application submitted | 1.1 |
| Land At Hartwood Hill | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
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 (55.0684, -3.5929).