Shotts wind farm (18 MW)
Shotts wind farm is an 18 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 22 May 2015; the record was last updated on 1 June 2015.
18 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
1 June 2015record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 May 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 September 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 22 May 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 1 June 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Airvolution Energy
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/00072/FUL
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 131 m
- Address (REPD)
- West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill Shotts, North Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 67 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4002
Who decides
| Applications | North Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 20 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownhill Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | under construction | 0.4 |
| West Benhar wind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | operational | 0.6 |
| Benhar Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 1.0 |
| West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Starryshaw Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 1.4 |
| Torrance Wind Farm Extension 2 | wind farm | 26.4 | refused | 2.7 |
| Torrance Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 3.7 |
| Dewshill Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Torrance Farm Wind Park Extension | wind farm | 5.7 | operational | 4.3 |
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 (55.8409, -3.7698).