Rogerhill Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (100 MW)
Rogerhill Solar and Battery Energy Storage System is a 100 MW solar farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 31 January 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 31 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- P/25/0018
- Site area
- 207.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land 300M West Of Rogerhill Farm Rogerhill Farm Vere Road Kirkmuirhill
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 14193
The scheme also includes 100 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochhead Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.7 |
| Auchrobert Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | operational | 6.5 |
| Shaws Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 7.1 |
| Coalburn Energy | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 7.1 |
| Nutberry Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 7.3 |
| Cartland Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | refused | 7.3 |
| Cumberhead West Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | under construction | 7.4 |
| Carlisle Road | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Coalburn II Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 1,000 | under construction | 8.3 |
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 (55.6644, -3.9097).