Glenhead Farm (Upper) (5 MW solar farm)
Glenhead Farm (Upper) is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 6 July 2021; the record was last updated on 28 July 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
28 July 2020record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 6 July 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 July 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Environmental Energy Investments
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/02233/FUL
- Site area
- 9.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Glenhead Farm, High Banton Road, Kilsyth, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5909
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigannet Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Rullie Community Windfarm | wind farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
| Craigengelt | wind farm | 20 | operational | 6.6 |
| Carron Valley (Cairnoch Hill) Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
| Muirpark | wind farm | 33 | refused | 7.7 |
| Earlsburn | wind farm | 37.5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (55.9967, -4.0258).