Milton Farm (49.9 MW battery storage, REPD 13846)
Milton Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 August 2025record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 30 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 July 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewco Power
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 24/1264/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Milton Farm, Moffat
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Milton Farm - Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 13846
Who decides
| Applications | Dumfries and Galloway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 106 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 40 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 33 of 72 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 6 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 19 / 17 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| East Kilbride | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Scoop Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 432 | refused | 6.6 |
| Minnygap | wind farm | 25 | operational | 7.8 |
| Harestanes Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | refused | 9.3 |
| Harestanes Windfarm | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 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 (55.2977, -3.4265).