Damside Wind Farm (20 MW)
Damside Wind Farm is a 20 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 7 March 2013; the record was last updated on 16 May 2013.
20 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
16 May 2013record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 July 2012 | Application submitted |
| 7 March 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Damside Wind Farm Ltd
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 12/00808/FUL
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Barnhill Farm, Farm Dura Road, Allanton, Shotts, Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2792
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwood Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 3.7 |
| Black Law Extension - 1a | wind farm | 48.4 | operational | 3.9 |
| Black Law | wind farm | 124 | operational | 3.9 |
| Black Law Extension - 1b | wind farm | 15 | operational | 3.9 |
| Watsonhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | operational | 4.0 |
| Starryshaw Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.5 |
| Gladsmuir Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 41 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| West Benhar wind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | operational | 5.0 |
| Hartwood | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
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 (55.7939, -3.79).