Whitehall Battery Storage (560 MW)
Whitehall Battery Storage is a 560 MW battery storage project in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 22 July 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 22 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 560 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Apatura
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004982
- Address (REPD)
- Cochno Road, East Bearsden
- Council area (by location)
- East Dunbartonshire
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15797
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windyhill Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Braidfield Road, Hardgate | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Kilpatrick Hills | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Vale of Leven Wind Farm | wind farm | 70 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Land off Shilton Lane | battery storage | 19 | abandoned | 6.2 |
| Land SW of Shilton Cottage | battery storage | 29.9 | operational | 7.8 |
| Barnwell, Wright Street | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 7.9 |
| Caledonian Solar Park | solar farm | 18.4 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
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 (55.9359, -4.3852).