Greengairs Wind Farm (17.5 MW)
Greengairs Wind Farm is a 17.5 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired; the record was last updated on 23 September 2020.
17.5 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
23 September 2020record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2007 | Application submitted |
| 14 August 2008 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 17.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy (formerly Infinis)
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 07/00172/FUL
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Greengairs Landfill Site Meikle Drumgray Road Greengairs North Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 79 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4106
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greengairs East Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 1.1 |
| Nether braco Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Bracco / Black Hill | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Burnbank Street, Greenhill | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Locks Street, Coatdyke Battery Energy Storage Systems | battery storage | 45 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Easter Drumclair Wood | wind farm | 6 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Forrestfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.2 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| North Lanrigg Energy Storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
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 (55.9065, -3.9263).