Newton Farm, Westburn Road (40 MW battery storage)
Newton Farm, Westburn Road is a 40 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 25 February 2026; the record was last updated on 27 April 2026.
40 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
27 April 2026record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 25 February 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Apatura – GPC 676 Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/25/0758
- Address (REPD)
- 310m Ne/O Newhouse Farm, Newton Farm, Westburn Road, Cambuslang
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newton Farm, Westburn Road - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 18476
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Farm, Westburn Road P/23/0886 | 40 | 12 July 2023 | refused 6 November 2024 |
Who decides
| Applications | South Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 56 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 47.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 2.9 |
| Malcolmwood Farm, Loanend Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road | battery storage | 55 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Highflat Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 19.9 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Dalmarnock Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Seath Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 50 | refused | 6.2 |
| Locks Street, Coatdyke Battery Energy Storage Systems | battery storage | 45 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Burnbank Street, Greenhill | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (55.8203, -4.1192).