Watchman Energy Park (91 MW)
Watchman Energy Park is a 91 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 12 March 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 21 April 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 91 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 21 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Renewco Power
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00006030
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 240 m
- Address (REPD)
- 10 km south of Crawford and 7 km south of Elvanfoot, Biggar
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- REPD reference
- 17557
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watchman Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Daer Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Lion Hill Wind Farm (Crookedstane Farm 2) | wind farm | 11.4 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Harestanes Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | refused | 6.4 |
| Wind farm at Rivox Wind Farm Lowther Hills West Of Moffat | wind farm | 208 | application submitted | 8.6 |
| Crookedstane Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | permission expired | 9.8 |
| Harestanes Windfarm | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 9.9 |
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 (55.3328, -3.6586).