Land adjacent Bonnybridge Substation (19.9 MW battery storage)
Land adjacent Bonnybridge Substation is a 19.9 MW battery storage project in Falkirk, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 18 July 2019.
19.9 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
18 July 2019record last updated
Falkirkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 March 2017 | Application submitted |
| 8 May 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 19.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 18 July 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Reliable Generation
- Planning authority
- Falkirk
- Planning application reference
- P/17/0109/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The North Of Scottish Power Falkirk Road Bonnybridge
- Council area (by location)
- Falkirk
- REPD reference
- 6960
Who decides
| Applications | Falkirk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 8 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Hill Farm Wind Turbines | wind farm | 12 | operational | 2.6 |
| Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street | battery storage | 43 | under construction | 4.7 |
| Glenside Farm | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Rullie Community Windfarm | wind farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
| Land To The East Of Wholeflats Road (Grangemouth) | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 9.7 |
| Easter Drumclair Wood | wind farm | 6 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (56.0096, -3.8568).