Loch Fergus Farm (45 MW battery storage)
Loch Fergus Farm is a 45 MW battery storage project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2025; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 June 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Locogen
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004855
- Address (REPD)
- Loch Fergus Farm
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Loch Fergus Farm - Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 12274
Recorded together with Loch Fergus Farm Solar Farm (40 MW solar farm, under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belston Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Braston New Energy | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Holmston Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Electricity Substation, Bardarroch | battery storage | 29.9 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Coylton Substation, Coylton | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Polquhairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.2 | application withdrawn | 9.3 |
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 (55.4332, -4.5444).