Kennishead Road (40 MW battery storage)
Kennishead Road is a 40 MW battery storage project in Glasgow City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 21 January 2026; the record was last updated on 30 March 2026.
40 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 March 2026record last updated
Glasgow Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2026 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Starlight Energy
- Planning authority
- Glasgow City
- Planning application reference
- 25/00468/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Kennishead Road, Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- Glasgow City
- Name in REPD
- Kennishead Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 19287
Who decides
| Applications | Glasgow City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturland Farm, Salterland Road | battery storage | 60.8 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Parkhouse Road | battery storage | 24 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Middleton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.3 |
| Govan Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Broomloan Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Loganswell Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 7.0 |
| Moorhouse (Eaglesham) | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 7.0 |
| Bonnyton, Kirkton Moor Road | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
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 (55.8129, -4.3311).