A Development Framework for the Hagshaw Energy Cluster - Planning for Net Zero

Other key credits: NatureScot, South Lanarkshire Council, East Ayrshire Council

Executive summary from entrant: 

The Development Framework for the Hagshaw Energy Cluster represents an innovative approach to renewable energy planning that addresses climate change through coordinated deployment of renewable energy. This pioneering framework, adopted as non-statutory guidance, creates an ambitious blueprint for managing the energy transition while balancing environmental and social outcomes. It aims to assist in the delivery of 1GW of renewable energy capacity through repowering, and deployment of other renewables technologies, demonstrating how strategic planning can accelerate decarbonisation while enhancing local communities and environments. The framework has been recognised as an exemplar for shaping a Just Transition to Net Zero in Scotland.