M74 West Renewable Energy Park (50 MW)
M74 West Renewable Energy Park is a 50 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 September 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 December 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Renewco Power
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005019
- Address (REPD)
- M74 West Renewable Energy Park, Lanark, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 16027
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Moss | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Glentaggart | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Middle Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 51 | operational | 2.9 |
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 3.1 |
| Limmer Hill | wind farm | 99 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Bodinglee Wind Farm | wind farm | 266 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 82.5 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 165 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 5.6 |
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 (55.5194, -3.7592).