Red Moss (342 MW battery storage)
Red Moss is a 342 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 342 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005043
- Address (REPD)
- Red Moss, B7078, Crawfordjohn, Biggar
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Red Moss - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 15980
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glentaggart | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Middle Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 51 | operational | 2.1 |
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Bodinglee Wind Farm | wind farm | 266 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 4.6 |
| Limmer Hill | wind farm | 99 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Leadhills Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | refused | 5.4 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 82.5 | application submitted | 5.8 |
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 (55.5056, -3.7736).