SSE Taynuilt Substation (49.9 MW battery storage)
SSE Taynuilt Substation is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 December 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 December 2025record last updated
Argyll and Butecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Downing Energy Development Company Limited
- Planning authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Planning application reference
- 24/02083/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Adjacent To SSE Taynuilt Substation Taynuilt
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- Name in REPD
- SSE Taynuilt Substation - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 15648
Who decides
| Applications | Argyll and Bute | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (45%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 41 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 53.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm - Repowering | wind farm | 33.6 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 6.6 |
| Cruach Clenamacrie Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | application submitted | 8.0 |
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 (56.4261, -5.2265).