Bankend Rig (14.3 MW wind farm)
Bankend Rig is a 14.3 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2013; the record was last updated on 2 May 2013.
14.3 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 May 2013record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2006 | Application submitted |
| 16 June 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 January 2012 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2013
- Operator or applicant
- I & H Brown Ltd
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- EK/06/0311
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- Near Dungavel Reservoir
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 261 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4055
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankend Rig II Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Mill Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | under construction | 3.2 |
| Bankend Rig III Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Dungavel House, IRC Muirkirk Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Dungavel Hill | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 4.1 |
| Low Drumclog Farm, Drumclog - 3 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 20 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Calder Water Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | operational | 8.2 |
| Kype Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 88.4 | operational | 8.6 |
| Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 67.2 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (55.5783, -4.1342).