Kilwinning Battery Storage (100 MW)
Kilwinning Battery Storage is a 100 MW battery storage project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 May 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Apatura
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005128
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Bannoch Cottage, Old Glasgow Road, Kilwinning
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15783
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardoch Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Flemyland Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Castlehill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Benthead Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 63 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| North West Of Jameston Farm | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Site To North East Of, Lochcraigs Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Ardeer | wind farm | 22 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Auld Clay | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 4.4 |
| Ardeer Peninsula, Ardeer | wind farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
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 (55.6626, -4.6819).