Middle Muir Wind Farm (51 MW)
Middle Muir Wind Farm is a 51 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 May 2019; the record was last updated on 16 May 2019. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2012 | Application submitted |
| 26 September 2014 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 16 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 16 May 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 51 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- CL/12/0056
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Middle Muir, Hamilton, Strathclyde (north of Crawfordjohn)
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 137 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4440
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glentaggart Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | appeal withdrawn | 1.8 |
| Glentaggart | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Red Moss | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Bodinglee Wind Farm | wind farm | 266 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Andershaw | wind farm | 36 | operational | 2.7 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 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 |
| Limmer Hill | wind farm | 99 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
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 (55.5129, -3.804).