Power plant · North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hartwood Windfarm
Hartwood Windfarm is a cancelled wind power plant in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 21 MW of capacity, operated by ABO Wind UK.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Lanarkshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Murdostoun Forrest & Home Farm, Hartwood, Shotts, ML7 4JY | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Nov 2017 (permit 14/01699/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Aug 2014 (reference 14/01699/FUL, planning authority North Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Dec 2016 (refused, reference 14/01699/FUL, planning authority North Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Nov 2017 (granted, reference 14/01699/FUL, planning authority North Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Nov 2017 (appeal granted, reference 14/01699/FUL, planning authority North Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ABO Wind UK (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 21 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 7 units (3 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.8140, -3.8373 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit expired
- Permit granted (planning authority North Lanarkshire, reference 14/01699/FUL)
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority North Lanarkshire, reference 14/01699/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority North Lanarkshire, reference 14/01699/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North Lanarkshire, reference 14/01699/FUL)
How it compares
Hartwood Windfarm is the 476th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 1,425th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 21 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 476th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,425th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,509th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 13 data centers, 10 grid connections (4 operating, 35.9 MW) and 7 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataVita DV1 | Data center | — | — | 7.5 km |
| Asanti Hamilton | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Sungard Availability Services | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 32 km |
| Shelloch B Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 39 km |
| Patrickston Farm - PV + Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 15.9 MW | Planned | 39 km |
| Kippen Primary | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Dunblane Primary | Substation | — | — | 43 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 43 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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