Priestgill Wind Farm (46.2 MW)
Priestgill Wind Farm is a 46.2 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 September 2025; the record was last updated on 16 December 2025.
46.2 MWwind farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
16 December 2025record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2016 | Application submitted |
| 16 August 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 November 2017 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 December 2018 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 46.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- CL/17/0009
- Appeal reference
- PPA-380-2075
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Priestgill Wind Farm, Little Gill Farm, Abington, Biggar, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 261 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 6363
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayside Wind Farm | wind farm | 147 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) | wind farm | 173 | operational | 6.5 |
| M74 West Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Red Moss | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Glentaggart | battery storage | 42 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Harryburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 67 | refused on appeal | 7.8 |
| Leadhills Road, Elvanfoot Phase 2 | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road | battery storage | 9.8 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Elvanfoot, Leadhills Road - Phase 3 - BESS | battery storage | 25 | application submitted | 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 (55.5112, -3.6507).