Neilston Wind Farm (9.2 MW)
Neilston Wind Farm is a 9.2 MW wind farm project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 May 2013; the record was last updated on 17 May 2017.
9.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 May 2017record last updated
East Renfrewshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2009 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2012 | Construction started |
| 13 May 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Renewables Infrastructure Group
- Planning authority
- East Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 2009/0744/TP
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- N/w Of Nether Carswell Farm, Drumgrain Tip, Kingston Road, Neilston, Glasgow, Strathclyde, G44
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 78 weeks
- Name in REPD
- NEILSTON WIND FARM
- REPD reference
- 3857
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harelaw Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 117 | refused | 1.5 |
| Neilston | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Neilston Greener Grid Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 750 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 6.1 |
| Moorshield Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Blair Data Centre | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
| Loganswell Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Middleton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 8.1 |
| Land East Of Shieldhill Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
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 (55.7541, -4.4667).