Planning application
Land To The South Of West Benhar Road Eastfield Harthill North Lanarkshire ML7 5TG
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Consultation from North Lanarkshire Council on planning application 25/00637/FUL for erection of 4 turbines (less than 20MW) with a maximum height of 180m to blade tip and associated infrastructure (West Benhar Windfarm Extension - EIA development)
As published by the council, reference 0661/EXC/25
Application record
- Reference
- 0661/EXC/25
- Type
- External Consultation
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Livingston South
- Parish
- Howden
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- ML7 5TG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by West Lothian
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22 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- RAISE NO OBJECTION
- CONSULTATION FROM NLC
- SITE LAYOUT
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Lothian granted permission on 22 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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