Moorshield Wind Farm (15 MW)
Moorshield Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 September 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026.
15 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 February 2026record last updated
East Renfrewshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 25 September 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 September 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wind 2 / EDPR
- Planning authority
- East Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 2023/0542/TP
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Adj 630m E/O Shieldhill Farm, Ayr Road, Loganswell, Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 14958
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorshield Wind Farm 2020/0217/TP | 15 | 4 May 2020 | refused 13 October 2022 |
Who decides
| Applications | East Renfrewshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 61.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loganswell Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Moorhouse (Eaglesham) | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 3.0 |
| Land East Of Shieldhill Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Bonnyton, Kirkton Moor Road | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Middleton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.0 |
| Harelaw Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 117 | refused | 4.9 |
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
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 (55.7424, -4.3676).