Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion (60 MW solar farm)
Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion is a 60 MW solar farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 June 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- 3R Energy Solutions Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004623
- Address (REPD)
- Hagshaw Hill Farm
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 12285
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | wind farm | 130 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | battery storage | 225 | application submitted | 0.1 |
| Hagshaw Hill (Repowering) | wind farm | 84 | operational | 0.1 |
| Hagshaw Hill | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.2 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.2 |
| Poniel Wind Turbines | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 26 | operational | 3.3 |
| Douglas West and Dalquhandy Renewable Energy Project | wind farm | 45 | operational | 3.4 |
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 (55.5585, -3.8703).