Neilston (150 MW battery storage)
Neilston is a 150 MW battery storage project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 September 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 4 February 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 4 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Apatura (GPC 1119 Ltd)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004868
- Address (REPD)
- 400 Metres North East Of Glenview Caplaw Road Neilston
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Neilston - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14538
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neilston Greener Grid Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 750 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Neilston Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 5.4 |
| Harelaw Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 117 | refused | 5.7 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 69 | abandoned | 5.7 |
| Well Street | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Road | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 6.1 |
| Saturland Farm, Salterland Road | battery storage | 60.8 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Parkhouse Road | battery storage | 24 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
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 (55.8013, -4.4858).