Leadhills Wind Farm (49 MW)
Leadhills Wind Farm is a 49 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 March 2015; the record was last updated on 7 April 2015.
49 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
7 April 2015record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 24 March 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Atmos
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/13/0167
- Turbines
- 14
- Address (REPD)
- Leadhills, Biggar, South Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 96 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4392
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harryburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 67 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| Glentaggart | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Red Moss | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Lowther Hills (North Lowther Energy Initiative) | wind farm | 147 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| Middle Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 51 | operational | 6.2 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 6.8 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 8.0 |
| Leadhills Road, Elvanfoot Phase 2 | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.1 |
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 (55.4574, -3.7889).