Land off Shilton Lane (19 MW battery storage)
Land off Shilton Lane is a 19 MW battery storage project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 27 November 2019.
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abandonedstatus in REPD
27 November 2019record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2017 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 27 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Flexible Grid Power
- Planning authority
- Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 17/0592/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Land Bet Shilton Cottage & M89, Shilton Lane, Bishopton, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- REPD reference
- 7012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land SW of Shilton Cottage | battery storage | 29.9 | operational | 1.6 |
| Vale of Leven Wind Farm | wind farm | 70 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Artfield Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Braidfield Road, Hardgate | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Kilpatrick Hills | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 6.2 |
| Whitehall Battery Storage | battery storage | 560 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
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 (55.9126, -4.476).