Muirhall South (8.3 MW wind farm)
Muirhall South is an 8.3 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 March 2016; the record was last updated on 17 March 2016.
8.3 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 March 2016record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 7 November 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 22 December 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 10 July 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 July 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 21 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 17 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/14/0113
- Appeal reference
- PPA-380-2050
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 147 m
- Address (REPD)
- Stellashaw Moss, South Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4281
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muirhall Extension | wind farm | 6.8 | operational | <0.1 |
| Crofthill Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | refused | 1.2 |
| Muirhall | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 1.6 |
| Fordmouth | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 2.3 |
| Calla Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 4.0 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Heathland Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Harrow's Law | wind farm | 39 | refused on appeal | 4.9 |
| PATES HILL WIND FARM Extension | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
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 (55.7584, -3.6055).