Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Battery (38 MW)
Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Battery is a 38 MW battery storage project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 26 June 2023; the record was last updated on 10 July 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 October 2019 | Application submitted |
| 21 March 2021 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 June 2023 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 38 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2023
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001957
- Address (REPD)
- Sheirdrim Windfarm East Of, Clachan, Tarbert, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Name in REPD
- Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development - Battery
- REPD reference
- 7585
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Wind | wind farm | 114 | refused on appeal | <0.1 |
| Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development Solar | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | <0.1 |
| Freasdail Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Gartnagrenach | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 1.8 |
| Eascairt Wind Farm | wind farm | 26 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| High Constellation Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Corriechreive | wind farm | 30 | refused | 8.1 |
| Earraghail Renewable Energy Development | wind farm | 78 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Earraghail Renewable Energy Development | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.1 |
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 (55.7633, -5.4852).