Torrance Farm (9 MW wind farm)
Torrance Farm is a 9 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 December 2013; the record was last updated on 18 March 2014.
9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 March 2014record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 August 2010 | Application submitted |
| 24 February 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 February 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 December 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Future Spectrum Ltd
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 10/00973/FUL
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Blairmuckhill Road, Harthill, North Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3799
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance Farm Wind Park Extension | wind farm | 5.7 | operational | 0.5 |
| Torrance Wind Farm Extension 2 | wind farm | 26.4 | refused | 1.1 |
| Heights Road, Blackridge - Woodend Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Benhar Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 2.7 |
| West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Drumduff Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Shotts wind farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 3.7 |
| Brownhill Farm | wind farm | 8.4 | under construction | 4.0 |
| West Benhar wind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | operational | 4.1 |
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 (55.8718, -3.7461).