Harryburn Wind Farm (67 MW)
Harryburn Wind Farm is a 67 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 27 September 2019; the record was last updated on 17 December 2019. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 23 April 2018 | Appeal lodged |
| 27 September 2019 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 27 September 2019 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 67 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2019
- Operator or applicant
- RWE
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00005277
- Appeal reference
- WIN-380-1
- Turbines
- 17 (Scottish Government ECU; REPD: 16)
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- 1.3km east of Leadhills, Leadhills Road, Elvanfoot, 1km south-west of Crawford, Biggar, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 123 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6135
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadhills Road, Elvanfoot Phase 2 | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road - Phase 3 - BESS | battery storage | 25 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road | battery storage | 9.8 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Leadhills Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | refused | 4.6 |
| Crookedstane Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | permission expired | 6.3 |
| Red Moss | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Glentaggart | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Priestgill Wind Farm | wind farm | 46.2 | under construction | 7.8 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 8.0 |
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 (55.452, -3.716).