Bracco / Black Hill (72.5 MW wind farm)
Bracco / Black Hill is a 72.5 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 24 April 2008; the record was last updated on 24 April 2008. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 April 2008 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 72.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 24 April 2008
- Operator or applicant
- Airtricity
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Site located by the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 3136
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether braco Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 2.1 |
| Dewshill Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Forrestfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.2 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Greengairs East Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 4.7 |
| North Lanrigg Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Hartwood | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Greengairs Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 5.8 |
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 (55.8679, -3.8643).