Redshaw Battery Energy Storage (500 MW)
Redshaw Battery Energy Storage is a 500 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 August 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 |
|---|---|
| 10 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 20 August 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa r.e. UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005122
- Address (REPD)
- 3km Se/O Douglas, 4km Nw/O Crawfordjohn, Biggar
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16473
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.
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 (55.6239, -3.5237).