Auchrobert Wind Farm (36 MW)
Auchrobert Wind Farm is a 36 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2017; the record was last updated on 25 October 2017.
36 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 October 2017record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 9 April 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/12/0556
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- South Lanarkshire ML11 0HP
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 69 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4337
Who decides
| Applications | South Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 56 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 47.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kype Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 88.4 | operational | 3.4 |
| Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 67.2 | operational | 3.4 |
| Wind turbines at Hawkwood Wind Farm Kype Highway Strathaven | wind farm | 33 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Nutberry Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 4.8 |
| Nutberry | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Cumberhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | operational | 6.0 |
| Rogerhill Solar and Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 100 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Cumberhead West Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | under construction | 6.7 |
| Carlisle Road | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
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 (55.624, -3.9842).