Watsonhead Wind Farm (8.4 MW)
Watsonhead Wind Farm is an 8.4 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2023; the record was last updated on 14 October 2025.
8.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 October 2025record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 February 2018 | Application submitted |
| 24 February 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Green Cat Renewables
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 149 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of Watsonhead Farm Watsonhead Road Allanton
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 105 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 15144
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damside Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 4.0 |
| Hartwood Windfarm | wind farm | 21 | permission expired | 4.2 |
| Fernishaw Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 75 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Hartwood | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Black Law | wind farm | 124 | operational | 5.3 |
| Black Law Extension - 1a | wind farm | 48.4 | operational | 5.3 |
| Black Law Extension - 1b | wind farm | 15 | operational | 5.3 |
| Wishaw Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | operational | 6.0 |
| Salsburgh | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
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 (55.7745, -3.8438).