Calder Water Community Wind Farm (28 MW)
Calder Water Community Wind Farm is a 28 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2013; the record was last updated on 25 March 2015.
28 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 March 2015record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 August 2009 | Application submitted |
| 29 November 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower (Community Wind Power)
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- EK/09/0290
- Turbines
- 14
- Address (REPD)
- Harshaw Hill, Drumclog, Strathaven, Strathclyde. ML10 6QN
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 118 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3688
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Browncastle | wind farm | 30 | operational | 2.4 |
| Low Drumclog Farm, Drumclog - 3 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Mill Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Bankend Rig II Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Bankend Rig III Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Dungavel House, IRC Muirkirk Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Whitelee | wind farm | 322 | operational | 6.4 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1 | wind farm | 108 | operational | 6.4 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 3 | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 6.4 |
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 (55.6374, -4.2119).