Planning application
Site 300 Metres South West Of Shilton Cottage Old Greenock Road Bishopton
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Amendment to planning permission 23/0719/PP (for installation of containerised energy storage facility) comprising installation of palisade boundary fencing and harmonic filter, repositioning of the auxiliary transformer, spares container and CCTV columns, reduced compound area, reduced switchgear building footprint, revised car parking provision and adjusted landscaping arrangements (in retrospect)
As published by the council, reference 26/0639/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0639/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission (Local)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- 11 - Bishopton, Bridge Of Weir And Langbank
- Parish
- Bishopton Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Renfrewshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/0602/DOC Granted
Site 300 Metres South West Of Shilton Cottage Old Greenock Road Bishopton
Discharge condition 3 of applicaton 23/0719/PP under section 42 to vary planning conditions 2 (number of battery units) and 6 (access) of planning permission 21/1314/PP (Installation of containerised electricity storage facility with associated security columns, boundary fence, access and landscaping)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Renfrewshire
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Renfrewshire took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sustainability Unlimited LLP Agent, registered in Glasgow
Active · incorporated 2017 · Glasgow
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- AS BUILT OVERALL SITE EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS
- AS BUILT OVERALL SITE LAYOUT
- ERSKINE BESS - CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF CHANGE FINAL
- ERSKINE BESS - PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- ERSKINE BESS COMPARISON PLAN LANDSCAPE
- GENERAL SITE INFORMATION PLAN
- HARMONIC FILTER PLAN AND ELEVATION
- LOCATION PLAN
- OVERALL SITE EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS - TOPOGRAPHY SHOWN
- PLAN AND ELEVATIONS OF CUSTOMER CONTROL SWITCHGEAR BUILDING
- PLANNING_PERMISSION-2
- SECURITY FENCE AND GATE DETAILS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN ERSKINE BESS 1
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Renfrewshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Renfrewshire decided full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Nearby applications
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Site 300 Metres South West Of Shilton Cottage Old Greenock Road Bishopton Renfrewshire
Section 42 application to vary Condition 2 of planning permission 18/0286/PP (Installation of containerised electricity storage facility with associated security columns, boundary fence, access and landscaping) to alter the time in which the site should be reinstated with open grassland from 3 months to 6 months.
Granted Full applications 1 docSmall domestic -
Land Between Shilton Cottage And M898 Shilton Lane Bishopton
Discharge of condition 8 (landscape scheme) of planning permission 17/0592/PP - installation of containerised electricity storage facility with associated security columns, boundary fence, landscaping and hard standing
Granted ConditionsSmall domestic -
Land Between Shilton Cottage And M898 Shilton Lane Bishopton
Change of use to Class 6 storage and distribution, installation of storage containers and hardstanding, formation of vehicular access and associated works (in part retrospect)
Granted Full applications 12 docs
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