Black Law Extension - 1a (48.4 MW wind farm)
Black Law Extension - 1a is a 48.4 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 February 2016; the record was last updated on 22 April 2016. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 January 2008 | Application submitted |
| 22 March 2011 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 30 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 18 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 29
- Address (REPD)
- Black Law, Climpy
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 165 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4253
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Law Extension - 1b | wind farm | 15 | operational | <0.1 |
| Black Law | wind farm | 124 | operational | <0.1 |
| Damside Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 3.9 |
| Gladsmuir Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 41 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Hill Rig Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | refused | 4.9 |
| Watsonhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | operational | 5.3 |
| Tormywheel Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Tormywheel | wind farm | 30.8 | operational | 7.4 |
| Hartwood Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 7.4 |
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 (55.7622, -3.7626).