Locks Street, Coatdyke Battery Energy Storage Systems (45 MW)
Locks Street, Coatdyke Battery Energy Storage Systems is a 45 MW battery storage project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 September 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 October 2025.
45 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
17 October 2025record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 September 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluestone Energy
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/00935/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Locks Street Coatdyke
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Name in REPD
- Locks Street, Coatdyke - Battery Energy Storage Systems
- REPD reference
- 18919
Who decides
| Applications | North Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 20 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnbank Street, Greenhill | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Newarthill Energy Park | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Biggar Road, Cleland | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| North Lanrigg Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Greengairs Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 7.2 |
| Greengairs East Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 7.4 |
| Newton Farm, Westburn Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 8.4 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 8.4 |
| Bracco / Black Hill | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 8.8 |
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 (55.8592, -4.0042).