Planning application
Land 1.4km North Of North Shortcleugh Farm B7040 From Elvanfoot To Leadhills Elvanfoot Biggar South Lanarkshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 36 Scoping Opinion for the construction of 32 turbines (220m to blade tip) and 50MW BESS, with associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference P/25/1068
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/1068
- Type
- Scoping opinion request
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Ward
- 03 Clydesdale East
- Parish
- Crawford And Elvanfoot Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by South Lanarkshire
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11 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Lanarkshire took a median of 69 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with South Lanarkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Lanarkshire decided outline applications in a median of 96 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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