Seath Road, Rutherglen (50 MW battery storage)
Seath Road, Rutherglen is a 50 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 14 March 2024; the record was last updated on 2 April 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
2 April 2024record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 March 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Green Power Consultants
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/23/1214
- Address (REPD)
- Southeast Side of Seath Road Rutherglen
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Seath Road, Rutherglen - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14378
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downiebrae Road, Rutherglen | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Dalmarnock Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Whitehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Highflat Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 19.9 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 5.1 |
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road | battery storage | 55 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Newton Farm, Westburn Road | battery storage | 40 | refused | 6.2 |
| Broomloan Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Govan Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.6 |
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 (55.8341, -4.2161).