Learielaw Farm, Learielaw (100 MW battery storage)
Learielaw Farm, Learielaw is a 100 MW battery storage project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 June 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 May 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 19 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Intelligent Land Investments Group
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004983
- Address (REPD)
- Learielaw Farm, Learielaw, Broxburn
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 78 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Learielaw Farm, Learielaw - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13368
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learielaw Farm 0600/FUL/20 | 29.9 | 5 August 2020 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxburn | battery storage | 20 | operational | 0.7 |
| Drumshoreland Road Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Selms Muir Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Trinlaymire Farm Solar farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Drumcross Battery Storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Leyden Road | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Main Terminal 1 Edinburgh Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Duddingston Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Riccarton Mains Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (55.9256, -3.4584).