Planning application
Glensalloch Wind Farm Near Wanlochhead
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
S36 Scoping Request for the contruction and operation of the Glensalloch Wind Farm, comprising 15 turbines to a maximum blade tip height of 220m on land 4.3km northeast of Sanquhar, 3.2km west of Wanlockhead and 5km west of Leadhills (consulted as adjoining Planning Authority).
As published by the council, reference P/25/0947
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/0947
- Type
- Scoping opinion request
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Scoping opinion adopted
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2025
- Ward
- 17 Hamilton North And East
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by South Lanarkshire
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12 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Scoping opinion adopted
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13 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Savills Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1987 · London
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See their track recordGlensalloch Wind Farm Ltd Applicant, registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 2024 · Edinburgh
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
- Site location plan
- Proposed turbine layout.
- Landscape character
- Landscape designations
- Wild land area
- Principal visual receptors
- Blade tip ztv with viewpoints
- Cumulative wind farms
- Designated cultural heritage assets
- Vantage point locations and viewsheds
- Ornithology designated sites
- Statutory designations
- Non statutory designations
- Local hydrology
- Peatland classification map
- Eia study areas
- Cumulative windfarms
- Noise sensitive receptor locations
- Aviation receptors
- Chapter 1 - figure 1.1 - site location plan (1)
- Chapter 1 - figure 1.2 - proposed turbine layout
- Chapter 10 - figure 10.1 - ornithological study areas
- Chapter 10 - figure 10.2 - vantage point locations and viewsheds
- Chapter 10 - figure 10.3 - ornithology designated sites
- Chapter 11 - figure 11.1 - statutory designations
- Correspondence
- Chapter 11 - figure 11.2 - non statutory designations
- Chapter 12 - figure 12.1 - local hydrology
- Chapter 12 - figure 12.2 - peatland classification map
- Chapter 12 - figure 12.3 - eia study areas (2)
- Chapter 14 - figure 14.1 - cumulative windfarms
- Chapter 14 - figure 14.2 - noise sensitive receptor locations
- Chapter 15 - figure 15.1 - aviation receptors
- Chapter 8 - figure 8.1 - landscape character
- Chapter 8 - figure 8.2 - landscape designations
- Chapter 8 - figure 8.3 - wild land areas
- Chapter 8 - figure 8.4 - principal visual receptors
- Chapter 8 - figure 8.5 - blade tip ztv with viewpoints
- Chapter 8 - figure 8.6 - cumulative wind farms
- Chapter 9 - figure 9.1 - designated cultural heritage assets
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