Cumberhead Wind Farm (48 MW)
Cumberhead Wind Farm is a 48 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 September 2023; the record was last updated on 5 April 2018.
48 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 April 2018record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 13 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2021 | Construction started |
| 11 September 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/15/0231
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Cumberhead, Lanark, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 308 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5455
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spireslack Windfarm | wind farm | 59.6 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Nutberry | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 26 | operational | 2.5 |
| Hare Craig Windfarm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.0 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.1 |
| Galawhistle | wind farm | 66 | operational | 3.7 |
| Nutberry Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 3.9 |
| Douglas West Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 78 | under construction | 4.7 |
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 (55.5718, -3.9589).