Langlands Gate, East Kilbride (30 MW battery storage)
Langlands Gate, East Kilbride is a 30 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 9 September 2025; the record was last updated on 7 November 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
7 November 2025record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 9 September 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Advanced Grid Solutions Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/25/0555
- Address (REPD)
- Langlands Gate, East Kilbride, Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Langlands Gate, East Kilbride - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 19806
Who decides
| Applications | South Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 56 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 47.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin South Business Park, Hurlawcrook Road | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawn | 0.3 |
| Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.5 |
| Blantyre Muir Wind Farm extension | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Blantyre Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 5.0 |
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road | battery storage | 55 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Ardoch) | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 5.6 |
| Over Enoch Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 5.8 |
| Cornhills Farm, Muttonhole Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Highflat Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 19.9 | application withdrawn | 6.4 |
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 (55.7363, -4.1697).