Harelaw Renewable Energy Park (117 MW)
Harelaw Renewable Energy Park is a 117 MW wind farm project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 27 September 2013; the record was last updated on 7 February 2014. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 May 2009 | Application submitted |
| 27 September 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 117 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 February 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Gamesa Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 39
- Address (REPD)
- Harelaw, East Renfrewshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 227 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4001
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harelaw Renewable Energy Park Wind Turbines 2009/0304/EBC | 80 | — | withdrawn 4 July 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neilston Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 1.5 |
| Moorshield Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 750 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Neilston | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Loganswell Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
| Middleton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.6 |
| Blair Data Centre | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 7.0 |
| Parkhouse Road | battery storage | 24 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (55.7564, -4.4427).