Douglas West and Dalquhandy Renewable Energy Project (45 MW wind farm)
Douglas West and Dalquhandy Renewable Energy Project is a 45 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2023; the record was last updated on 14 October 2025.
45 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 October 2025record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 2 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2021 | Construction started |
| 1 January 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat (formerly 3R Energy/Blue Energy) / BayWa r.e
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/15/0273
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Douglas West and Dalquhandy, F, Lesmahagow, Site West of Junction 11 of M7, Lanark, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5393
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas West Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 78 | under construction | <0.1 |
| Carlisle Road | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Cumberhead West Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Nutberry Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 2.4 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 26 | operational | 3.0 |
| High Netherfauld House Farm 1, Tower Road | battery storage | 502 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Poniel Wind Turbines | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Hagshaw Hill | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Hagshaw Hill (Repowering) | wind farm | 84 | operational | 3.3 |
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 (55.5874, -3.8901).