Grayside Wind Farm (147 MW)
Grayside Wind Farm is a 147 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 March 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 31 March 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. 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 |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 147 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Grayside WF
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003446
- Turbines
- 21
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Approximately 1.7km south of Lamington and 5.7km north east of Abington
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 8003
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) | wind farm | 173 | operational | 4.6 |
| Priestgill Wind Farm | wind farm | 46.2 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Whitelaw Brae Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | under construction | 9.2 |
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | battery storage | 23 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 9.2 |
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 (55.5381, -3.5893).