Kype Muir Wind Farm (88.4 MW)
Kype Muir Wind Farm is an 88.4 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 September 2019; the record was last updated on 1 October 2019. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2011 | Application submitted |
| 22 May 2014 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 February 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 September 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 88.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 October 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EK/11/0256
- Turbines
- 26
- Address (REPD)
- approximately 5 km south of the town of Strathaven
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 145 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4643
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 67.2 | operational | <0.1 |
| Wind turbines at Hawkwood Wind Farm Kype Highway Strathaven | wind farm | 33 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Auchrobert Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | operational | 3.4 |
| Dungavel Hill | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 4.7 |
| West Dykes Head | wind farm | 7.6 | refused | 5.5 |
| Goodbush Hill | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Dungavel House, IRC Muirkirk Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Bankend Rig III Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Nutberry | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
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 (55.6327, -4.0361).