Neilston Greener Grid Park (50 MW battery storage)
Neilston Greener Grid Park is a 50 MW battery storage project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 29 August 2023; the record was last updated on 6 March 2026.
50 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
6 March 2026record last updated
Renfrewshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 February 2022 | Appeal lodged |
| 28 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 April 2022 | Appeal allowed |
| 29 August 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK LTD
- Planning authority
- Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/0034/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Site 400 metres North West of Sergeantlaw, Gleniffer Road, Paisley
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Neilston Greener Grid Park
- REPD reference
- 8830
Who decides
| Applications | Renfrewshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Street | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Laigh Park Water Treatment Works | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 2.0 |
| Barnwell, Wright Street | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 2.5 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Road | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 69 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 750 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
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 (55.8455, -4.4267).