Kennoxhead Wind Farm (Phase 2) (28 MW)
Kennoxhead Wind Farm (Phase 2) is a 28 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 June 2022, 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.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 January 2013 | Application submitted |
| 14 June 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28 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
- EC00002101
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Kennoxhead, south of Hagshaw Hill
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 489 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11917
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 | <0.1 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension (Phase 2) | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension II (Penbreck) (Phase 2) | wind farm | 45.6 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Galawhistle | wind farm | 66 | operational | 5.0 |
| Spireslack Windfarm | wind farm | 59.6 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 6.4 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 6.6 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 6.6 |
| Hare Craig Windfarm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
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 (55.4979, -3.9463).