Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery (49.9 MW battery storage)
Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 March 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 April 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 30 March 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 30 March 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 30 March 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 March 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 April 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Brockwell Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/0405/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Killoch Depot Killoch Colliery Off A70 West Of Ochiltree Ochiltree
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12349
Who decides
| Applications | East Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (47%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 17 of 25 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 95.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coylton Substation, Coylton | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Electricity Substation, Bardarroch | battery storage | 29.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Polquhairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.2 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Kyle Windfarm | wind farm | 255 | refused | 9.2 |
| Loch Fergus Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 9.3 |
| Loch Fergus Farm | battery storage | 45 | under construction | 9.3 |
| Belston Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 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 (55.4559, -4.4028).