West Browncastle (30 MW wind farm)
West Browncastle is a 30 MW wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 June 2014; the record was last updated on 19 August 2014.
30 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 August 2014record last updated
South Lanarkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2010 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 June 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Planning application reference
- EK/10/0358
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Strathaven, Strathclyde, ML10 6QW
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4427
Who decides
| Applications | South Lanarkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 21 of 56 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 47.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Water Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | operational | 2.4 |
| Low Drumclog Farm, Drumclog - 3 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.7 |
| Whitelee | wind farm | 322 | operational | 5.0 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1 | wind farm | 108 | operational | 5.3 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 3 | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 | wind farm | 109 | operational | 7.1 |
| Dungavel House, IRC Muirkirk Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.4 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Bankend Rig III Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
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 (55.659, -4.2091).