Low Drumclog Farm, Drumclog - 3 Wind Turbines (20 MW)
Low Drumclog Farm, Drumclog - 3 Wind Turbines is a 20 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
20 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Clean Earth Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- P/22/0228
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Low Drumclog Farm C136 Drumclog Highway Drumclog Strathaven
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 140 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10734
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungavel House, IRC Muirkirk Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Bankend Rig III Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Calder Water Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | operational | 4.3 |
| West Browncastle | wind farm | 30 | operational | 4.5 |
| Dungavel Hill | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 4.7 |
| Bankend Rig II Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 50 | operational | 6.2 |
| Goodbush Hill | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 6.4 |
| Mill Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | under construction | 6.5 |
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 (55.6422, -4.1441).