One of Scotland’s biggest wind farm projects is being planned for a site capable of powering tens of thousands of homes.

A consultation has started for the 40-turbine wind farm at Bodinglee in South Lanarkshire.

The developers, Banks Renewables, said the proposed wind farm has the potential to generate over 280MegaWatts of clean green electricity, equivalent to powering all the homes in South Lanarkshire and Motherwell combined.

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Gordon Thomson, head of projects at Banks Renewables, said: “Given the scale of Bodinglee and the potential for it to deliver deep and broad benefits for the region and Scotland as a whole, it’s vital we continue our discussions with the local community throughout the process.

“The scale of this project means that, working in partnership with the communities, we can think big and potentially address hard to tackle issues like fuel poverty, regional unemployment and the wider regeneration of nature.

“This is a great opportunity for people living locally to help shape plans for the project and the benefits that it could bring to communities in the area and beyond.”

It is also designed to make “considerable progress” toward Scotland’s energy, security and Government targets to reach net-zero by 2045.

Following talks with local community councils in Lanarkshire, the developer has already scaled back its proposals by reducing the boundary to the south-east of the site.

It is now using an upcoming online and in-person consultation, starting from July 18, to develop its proposals further before going back to the community later in the year for another consultation.

The wind farm will be located to the south-east of Douglas in South Lanarkshire, across both sides of the M74.