Dewshill Wind Farm (9 MW)
Dewshill Wind Farm is a 9 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026.
9 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 February 2026record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 April 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 June 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Estate (UK) Ltd
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00379/FUL
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Forrest Road Salsburgh
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 15125
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Road, Salsburgh Wind Farm 22/00324/FUL | 12.6 | 18 March 2022 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Bracco / Black Hill | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Forrestfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.2 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Brownhill Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Shotts wind farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Nether braco Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Benhar Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| West Benhar wind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | operational | 4.2 |
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 (55.8498, -3.8279).