Laigh Park Water Treatment Works (49.5 MW battery storage)
Laigh Park Water Treatment Works is a 49.5 MW battery storage project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 18 September 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 October 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
24 October 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 September 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluestone Energy
- Planning authority
- Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/0779/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Laigh Park Water Treatment Works, Abercorn Street, Paisley
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- Name in REPD
- Laigh Park Water Treatment Works - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 12030
Who decides
| Applications | Renfrewshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Barnwell, Wright Street | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 1.1 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Well Street | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Road | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 69 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| Artfield Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (55.8576, -4.4211).