Meiklelaught Farm (30 MW battery storage)
Meiklelaught Farm is a 30 MW battery storage project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 December 2023.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 December 2023record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Green Power Consultants
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00731/PPM
- Address (REPD)
- Meiklelaught Farm, Saltcoats
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Meiklelaught Farm - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14525
Who decides
| Applications | North Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbie Farm wind cluster | wind farm | 7.5 | application withdrawn | 1.4 |
| Sorbie Farm | wind farm | 9 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Site To North East Of, Lochcraigs Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Auld Clay | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 2.1 |
| Castlehill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.9 |
| Ardeer | wind farm | 22 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Ardrossan | wind farm | 24 | operational | 3.5 |
| Ardrossan Extension | wind farm | 6 | operational | 3.5 |
| High Boydstone Farm | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
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 (55.6676, -4.7686).