Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension (Phase 2) (38.4 MW)
Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension (Phase 2) is a 38.4 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 March 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 22 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 22 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2020 | Application submitted |
| 10 March 2021 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 22 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 38.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Orsted Onshore Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002038
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land north of Southern Upland hills, South Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7204
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 62 | under construction | 1.2 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm (Phase 2) | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Galawhistle | wind farm | 66 | operational | 3.8 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension II (Penbreck) (Phase 2) | wind farm | 45.6 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Spireslack Windfarm | wind farm | 59.6 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 5.9 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 5.9 |
| Hare Craig Windfarm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 7.0 |
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 (55.5066, -3.9577).