Brownhill Farm (8.4 MW wind farm)
Brownhill Farm is an 8.4 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction; the record was last updated on 30 June 2020.
8.4 MWwind farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
30 June 2020record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2020 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2020 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Estate
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/00504/FUL
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Brownhill Farm, West Benhar Road, Harthill, Shotts, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 7991
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownhill Farm 18/01433/FUL | 8.4 | 5 November 2018 | replaced by a revised application |
| Brownhill Farm 20/00504/FUL | 8.4 | 12 May 2020 | under construction |
Who decides
| Applications | North Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 20 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotts wind farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 0.4 |
| West Benhar wind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | operational | 0.8 |
| West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Benhar Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 1.3 |
| Starryshaw Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 1.6 |
| Torrance Wind Farm Extension 2 | wind farm | 26.4 | refused | 3.0 |
| Dewshill Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Torrance Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 4.0 |
| Torrance Farm Wind Park Extension | wind farm | 5.7 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (55.8396, -3.776).