The project
Bodinglee Wind Farm (ECU00004839) is proposal to build an approximately 245MW onshore wind farm that will play a critical role in achieving net zero and energy security for Scotland. The project would consist of up to 35 wind turbines to the North-East of Douglas in South Lanarkshire.
Our proposals were developed through early, meaningful and close engagement with local communities during the planning process, creating a project which delivers tangible and sector-leading socio-economic benefits including:
- Lowering household energy costs: This proposal tackles fuel poverty by saving 6,500 local households between £2-4 million on household energy bills by funding energy efficiency improvements.
- Shared community ownership: We are offering up to 10% shared community ownership.
- Local content and job creation: A lifetime investment of £322 million in the South Lanarkshire economy, an OnPath Together commitment of £1 million / MW spent locally and a 65% lifetime spend within the local area.
- Investment in local amenities: We have ring fenced £200,000 to reduce the energy and running costs of several community spaces in Clydesdale Valley area, identified by local community councils.
Our work with local people has resulted in overwhelming community support for Bodinglee Wind Farm, with six community council support letters of support and over 300 letters of support from local residents. We have worked with statutory consultees to ensure the proposal aligns with the feedback received, resulting in no objections from statutory consultees NatureScot, Historic Environment Scotland, or SEPA.
South Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee objected to our application (ECU00004839) on the 16th September 2025. Our application will now be considered by the Energy Consents Unit (ECU) at Scottish Government. The Scottish Government has robustly supported good examples of renewable energy projects that support energy and climate targets – we are therefore confident that the project will ultimately gain consent at national level once these issues have been assessed in the round as a result of the proposal’s alignment with key planning and Scottish government policies that deliver for the country as a whole.
