Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW)
Clyde Wind Farm is a 350 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2012; the record was last updated on 1 June 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2004 | Application submitted |
| 21 July 2008 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 October 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 350 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 June 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)/ Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 152
- Address (REPD)
- Clyde Wind farm, Lowther Hills, between Crawford and Nether Howecleuch, NW of Lockerbie
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 198 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitelaw Brae Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | under construction | 5.3 |
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | battery storage | 23 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Earlshaugh Wind Farm | wind farm | 55.2 | abandoned | 5.8 |
| Crookedstane Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | permission expired | 6.3 |
| Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) | wind farm | 173 | operational | 7.0 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road | battery storage | 9.8 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road - Phase 3 - BESS | battery storage | 25 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Leadhills Road, Elvanfoot Phase 2 | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.6 |
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 (55.4416, -3.5427).