Kilgallioch (100 MW battery storage)
Kilgallioch is a 100 MW battery storage project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 16 July 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 16 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002197
- Address (REPD)
- Wind Farm, Kilgallioch C72 From Gowlands Terrace, Barrhill To Council Boundary S/O Chirmorrie South From Barrhill, Barrhill, Girvan
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 183 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kilgallioch - Battery energy storage
- REPD reference
- 9007
Recorded together with Kilgallioch wind farm (239 MW wind farm, operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tralorg Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 3.5 |
| Assel Valley Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 5.0 |
| Millenderdale Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Dalquhandy Windfarm | wind farm | 42 | operational | 6.9 |
| Straid Farm Wind Park | wind farm | 36.8 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Hadyard Hill | wind farm | 120 | operational | 8.2 |
| Breaker Hill | wind farm | 7.2 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
| Hadyard Hill extension | wind farm | 88 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Knockodhar Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 9.5 |
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 (55.2349, -4.8556).