Bodinglee Wind Farm (266 MW)
Bodinglee Wind Farm is a 266 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 June 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 August 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 June 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 266 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Group
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004839
- Turbines
- 37
- Turbine height
- 250 m
- Address (REPD)
- Bodinglee Road, Wiston, Biggar
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 13638
The scheme also includes 106 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 1.4 |
| Middle Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 51 | operational | 2.7 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 165 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 82.5 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 3.0 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | battery storage | 225 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | wind farm | 130 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | solar farm | 60 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Hagshaw Hill (Repowering) | wind farm | 84 | operational | 4.0 |
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 (55.5334, -3.8263).