M74 West Renewable Energy Park (82.5 MW)
M74 West Renewable Energy Park is an 82.5 MW solar farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 September 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 December 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 82.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Renewco Power
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005019
- Address (REPD)
- M74 West Renewable Energy Park, Lanark, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 16026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 165 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Limmer Hill | wind farm | 99 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Bodinglee Wind Farm | wind farm | 266 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 2.9 |
| Poniel Wind Turbines | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | solar farm | 60 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | wind farm | 130 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Hagshaw Energy Cluster – Western Expansion | battery storage | 225 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Hagshaw Hill (Repowering) | wind farm | 84 | operational | 4.3 |
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 (55.5552, -3.8037).