Land SW of Shilton Cottage (29.9 MW battery storage)
Land SW of Shilton Cottage is a 29.9 MW battery storage project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2022; the record was last updated on 5 June 2026.
29.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
5 June 2026record last updated
Renfrewshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 April 2018 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 29.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy
- Planning authority
- Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 18/0286/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Site 300 metres South West of, Old Greenock Road, Bishopton, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- REPD reference
- 7134
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 off Shilton Lane | battery storage | 19 | abandoned | 1.6 |
| Artfield Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Vale of Leven Wind Farm | wind farm | 70 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Houston Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 75 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Braidfield Road, Hardgate | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Road | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 69 | abandoned | 6.3 |
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 (55.9091, -4.5005).