Planning application
Hagshaw Hill III Wind Farm Opencast Mine At Poniel - Access Roads Douglas
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 36 Consultation relating to the Hagshaw Hill III Energy Project, comprising 8 wind turbines, Solar Array and Long Duration Battery Storage System.
As published by the council, reference P/26/0961
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0961
- Type
- Electricity notification S36 application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- 04 Clydesdale South
- Parish
- Douglas Community Council
- Decision by
- Planning committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by South Lanarkshire
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31 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 2026, 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SLR Consulting Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1999 · London
253 applications on PlanIndex · across 70 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Non technical summary
- Project planning statement
- Preapp consultation report
- Eiar volume 1 cover and contents
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Open the documentsWhat 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's median decision took 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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