Forrestfield Wind Farm (13.2 MW)
Forrestfield Wind Farm is a 13.2 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 July 2015, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 August 2015. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2015 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 6 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- West Cost Energy
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/01411/FUL
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Site South Of, Airdrie Road, Caldercruix, Airdrie, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 5348
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether braco Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 1.9 |
| Bracco / Black Hill | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Dewshill Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Heights Road, Blackridge - Woodend Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Drumduff Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Drumduff | wind farm | 8.5 | operational | 3.9 |
| West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Torrance Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 4.5 |
| Torrance Farm Wind Park Extension | wind farm | 5.7 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (55.8769, -3.8181).