Lion Hill Wind Farm (Crookedstane Farm 2) (11.4 MW)
Lion Hill Wind Farm (Crookedstane Farm 2) is an 11.4 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 20 January 2019; the record was last updated on 16 December 2019.
11.4 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
16 December 2019record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 20 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 January 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 11.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2019
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa r.e. (formerly Forsa)
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/13/0205
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Lion Hill Wind Farm By Nunnerie Farm Elvanfoot Biggar
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 136 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4394
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daer Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Crookedstane Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | permission expired | 5.0 |
| Watchman Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Watchman Energy Park | wind farm | 91 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road | battery storage | 9.8 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road - Phase 3 - BESS | battery storage | 25 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Leadhills Road, Elvanfoot Phase 2 | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Harestanes Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | refused | 8.6 |
| Clyde Wind Farm | wind farm | 350 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (55.376, -3.6159).