West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill (20 MW wind farm)
West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill is a 20 MW wind farm project in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 September 2025.
20 MWwind farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
11 September 2025record last updated
North Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Premarket Developments Limted
- Planning authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/00637/FUL
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- The S/O West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill, Shotts
- Council area (by location)
- North Lanarkshire
- Name in REPD
- West Benhar Road, Eastfield, Harthill - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 19465
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 | 1.0 |
| Shotts wind farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 1.0 |
| Benhar Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 1.1 |
| West Benhar wind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | operational | 1.6 |
| Torrance Wind Farm Extension 2 | wind farm | 26.4 | refused | 2.5 |
| Starryshaw Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 2.5 |
| Dewshill Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Torrance Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 3.4 |
| Torrance Farm Wind Park Extension | wind farm | 5.7 | operational | 3.8 |
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 (55.8482, -3.7804).