Fordmouth (5 MW solar farm)
Fordmouth is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 December 2016; the record was last updated on 23 December 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
23 December 2016record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 June 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 September 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 December 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 23 December 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Fordmouth Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/15/0455
- Appeal reference
- PPA-380-2072
- Address (REPD)
- Hydrogen Plant, Carnwath Road, Carluke, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5980
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crofthill Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | refused | 1.6 |
| Calla Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 1.9 |
| Muirhall South | wind farm | 8.3 | operational | 2.3 |
| Muirhall Extension | wind farm | 6.8 | operational | 2.3 |
| Muirhall | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 3.8 |
| Heathland Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Harrow's Law | wind farm | 39 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| PATES HILL WIND FARM Extension | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
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 (55.7407, -3.6237).