Bankend Rig III Wind Farm (66 MW)
Bankend Rig III Wind Farm is a 66 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 November 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 21 November 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wilson Forrest Products Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004516
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 250 m
- Address (REPD)
- Glengavel Reservoir, Dungavel, Strathaven
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 95 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11670
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungavel House, IRC Muirkirk Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Bankend Rig II Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Dungavel Hill | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 2.1 |
| Bankend Rig | wind farm | 14.3 | operational | 3.5 |
| Low Drumclog Farm, Drumclog - 3 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Mill Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Calder Water Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | operational | 5.9 |
| Kype Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 88.4 | operational | 6.5 |
| Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 67.2 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (55.6099, -4.1313).