Hill Rig Community Wind Farm (28 MW)
Hill Rig Community Wind Farm is a 28 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 September 2015; the record was last updated on 27 September 2015.
28 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 September 2015record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 September 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/15/0175
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 130 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land on Greenbank Farm, Carluke
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5325
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Rig Community Windfarm CL/14/0292 | 28 | 21 July 2014 | refused 3 June 2015 |
Who decides
| Applications | South Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 56 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 47.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartland Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | refused | 4.2 |
| Black Law Extension - 1a | wind farm | 48.4 | operational | 4.9 |
| Black Law | wind farm | 124 | operational | 4.9 |
| Black Law Extension - 1b | wind farm | 15 | operational | 4.9 |
| Calla Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 8.3 |
| Watsonhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | operational | 8.4 |
| Fordmouth | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 8.4 |
| Gladsmuir Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 41 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Damside Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 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 (55.7188, -3.7527).