Saturland Farm, Salterland Road (60.8 MW battery storage)
Saturland Farm, Salterland Road is a 60.8 MW battery storage project in Glasgow City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 19 December 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 60.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Resources Unlimited LLP
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004590
- Address (REPD)
- Saturland Farm, 168 Salterland Road, Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- Glasgow City
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Saturland Farm, Salterland Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 12024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhouse Road | battery storage | 24 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Kennishead Road | battery storage | 40 | application withdrawn | 2.4 |
| Middleton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.0 |
| Loganswell Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 5.5 |
| Govan Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Well Street | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 750 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Broomloan Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (55.8081, -4.3693).