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Battery storage planning in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway has decided 13 battery storage schemes and approved 85% of them, taking a median of 12.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 154 MW. 6 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Dumfries and Galloway compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Dumfries and Galloway sits in the 20th percentile for approval rate (7 points below the England average) and the 7th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (19)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Milton Farm - Energy Storage System Renewco Power · 24/1264/FUL · 12.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-30 |
Milton Farm - Energy Storage System Renewco Power · 24/1264/FUL · 12.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-30 |
Little Drum Solar Farm - Solar Park & Battery Storage Grupotec Solar UK 5 Limited · 24/2616/FUL · 6.6 mo to decide | 12 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-28 |
Challoch, Barnkirk Road - Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage Shropshire Council · 25/1034/FUL | 6 | Application Submitted | 2025-06-05 |
Kellwood Road - Battery Storage Geocore Limited · 24/1075/FUL · 9.6 mo to decide | 40 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-15 |
Rammerscales Sawmill - Solar Array & Battery Storage A & G King Timber Limited · 24/2284/FUL · 3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-06 |
Lochar Industrial Estate - Solar Panels & Battery Storage A&G King Timber Limited · 24/2250/FUL · 2.8 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-30 |
Larbrax Wind Farm Orsted Onshore UK Limited · 24/2623/FUL | 10 | Application Submitted | 2025-01-08 |
Craig Nab Wind Energy Hub - Wind Farm Belltown Power Limited · 24/2545/FUL | 3.8 | Application Submitted | 2024-12-20 |
Manquhill, Carsphairn - Wind Farm Energiekontor (UK) Limited · 23/0692/FUL · 14.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-08 |
Kellwood Road - Battery Storage Geocore Limited · 23/0513/FUL · 13.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Revised | 2024-05-20 |
Garcrogo Hill And Barmark Hill, Corsock - Wind Farm & Battery Storage EnergieKontor · 22/1754/FUL · 17.9 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2024-03-13 |
Knocknain Farm, Leswalt - Battery Storage Unit Knocknain Developments Limited · 23/0887/FUL · 4 mo to decide | 2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-21 |
Callisterhall Wind Farm - Wind Farm & Battery Storage Epower Limited · 22/0930/FUL · 5.6 mo to decide | 7 | Application Refused | 2022-12-19 |
Margree Windfarm Energiekontor (UK) Limited · 20/2085/FUL · 13.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-21 |
Cornharrow Wind Farm Battery EnergieKontor UK · 20/0159/FUL · 25 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-21 |
High Nunton Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage High Nunton Solar Limited · 21/2490/FUL | — | Application Submitted | 2022-01-07 |
Garcrogo Hill And Barmark Hill - Wind turbines & Battery storage Energiekontor (UK) Limited · 21/0371/FUL · 8.8 mo to decide | — | Revised | 2021-11-17 |
Fell Wind Farm Battery EnergieKontor UK · 20/0148/FUL · 20.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2021-11-07 |
Does Dumfries and Galloway approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 13 battery storage schemes Dumfries and Galloway has decided, 85% were approved (11 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Dumfries and Galloway?
The median time from application to decision is 12.6 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much battery storage capacity has Dumfries and Galloway consented?
154 MW has been consented across 11 approved schemes, with 7 MW refused. A further 6 applications awaits a decision.
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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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