Windyhill Battery Storage Facility (200 MW)
Windyhill Battery Storage Facility is a 200 MW battery storage project in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 March 2026; the record was last updated on 8 June 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 16 June 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 March 2026 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Energy GridPower Ltd / Revera Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003361
- Address (REPD)
- Windyhill, Baljaffray Road, Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- East Dunbartonshire
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10596
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Battery Storage | battery storage | 560 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Braidfield Road, Hardgate | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Vale of Leven Wind Farm | wind farm | 70 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Kilpatrick Hills | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Land off Shilton Lane | battery storage | 19 | abandoned | 6.7 |
| Caledonian Solar Park | solar farm | 18.4 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Barnwell, Wright Street | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 7.5 |
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 8.1 |
| Land SW of Shilton Cottage | battery storage | 29.9 | operational | 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 (55.9295, -4.3721).