Lairdmannoch Energy Park (20 MW, REPD 14766)
Lairdmannoch Energy Park is a 20 MW battery storage project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 27 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Wind2 / Octopus Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004900
- Address (REPD)
- 7km north east of Gatehouse of Fleet
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 14766
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lairdmannoch Energy Park | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Lairdmannoch Energy Park | wind farm | 60 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Knockendurrick Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused | 4.6 |
| Mayfield Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.4 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
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 (54.9329, -4.0947).