Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage (50 MW)
Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 50 MW battery storage project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 January 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 January 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 9 January 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 9 January 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002198
- Address (REPD)
- Eaglesham
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 195 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8342
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Land East Of Shieldhill Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 0.9 |
| East Kingswell | wind farm | 26 | refused | 3.2 |
| Moorshield Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Bonnyton, Kirkton Moor Road | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Moorhouse (Eaglesham) | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| Blair Data Centre | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 4.5 |
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 3 | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
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 (55.7122, -4.3432).