Little Gala Wind Farm (30 MW)
Little Gala Wind Farm is a 30 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025.
30 MWwind farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
19 August 2025record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 November 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 14 July 2025 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa r.e. UK Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/22/0881
- Appeal reference
- AP/24/0010
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 149 m
- Address (REPD)
- 1km W/O Littlegala Farm B7055 From Wiston A73 To Mountstewart Access Wiston Biggar South Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 120 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11856
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limmer Hill | wind farm | 99 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 82.5 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 165 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Broken Cross (Former Surface Mine) | wind farm | 48 | operational | 6.1 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 6.5 |
| Poniel Wind Turbines | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Coalburn II Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 1,000 | under construction | 6.6 |
| High Netherfauld House Farm 1, Tower Road | battery storage | 502 | application submitted | 6.8 |
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 (55.5729, -3.7366).