Wishaw Battery Storage Facility (50 MW)
Wishaw Battery Storage Facility is a 50 MW battery storage project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 November 2023; the record was last updated on 10 May 2022.
50 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2022record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2020 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 November 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Zenobe Energy
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/00946/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Netherton Street Netherton Wishaw
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9522
Who decides
| Applications | North Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 20 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaws Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| Watsonhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | operational | 6.0 |
| Fernishaw Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 75 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Newarthill Energy Park | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Biggar Road, Cleland | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Hartwood | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
| North Lanrigg Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Hartwood Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 7.8 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 8.1 |
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 (55.7691, -3.9384).