Hagshaw Hill (Repowering) (84 MW wind farm)
Hagshaw Hill (Repowering) is an 84 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 November 2025; the record was last updated on 12 June 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 December 2018 | Application submitted |
| 26 February 2020 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 November 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 84 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000737
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm, Douglas, Lanark
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7456
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 Hill | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | solar farm | 60 | application submitted | 0.1 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | wind farm | 130 | application submitted | 0.1 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | battery storage | 225 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.1 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.1 |
| Poniel Wind Turbines | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 26 | operational | 3.2 |
| Douglas West and Dalquhandy Renewable Energy Project | wind farm | 45 | operational | 3.3 |
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 (55.5594, -3.871).