Shaws Farm (5 MW battery storage)
Shaws Farm is a 5 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 23 July 2021; the record was last updated on 24 July 2020.
5 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
24 July 2020record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 April 2018 | Application submitted |
| 23 July 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 24 July 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Capbal
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/18/0548
- Address (REPD)
- Shaws Farm, Shaws Road, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 7576
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochhead Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 3.5 |
| Wishaw Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 5.2 |
| Rogerhill Solar and Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 100 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Cornhills Farm, Muttonhole Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| West Dykes Head | wind farm | 7.6 | refused | 8.1 |
| Goodbush Hill | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 8.6 |
| Blantyre Muir Wind Farm extension | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.8 |
| Blantyre Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 8.8 |
| Watsonhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | operational | 9.0 |
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 (55.7229, -3.9538).