Solar, wind and battery projects near Lockerbie (DG11)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DG11 (Dumfries and Galloway): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Arla Lockerbie Creamery Solar Farm (5 MW solar farm, application submitted on 9 March 2026, no decision recorded), 4.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DG11
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewe Hill (extension)wind farm | wind farm | 36.8 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Mar 2004 | granted May 2014 | Jul 2017 | Dumfries and Galloway | 0.8 |
| Ewe Hillwind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Apr 2004 | granted Jun 2010 | Oct 2016 | Dumfries and Galloway | 0.8 |
| Minscawind farm | wind farm | 36.8 | operationalupdated Sep 2014 | Aug 2003 | granted Jun 2004 | Sep 2014 | Dumfries and Galloway | 1.3 |
| Newfieldwind farm | wind farm | 63 | refusedupdated Jul 2014 | Oct 2009 | refused Jun 2014 | Jul 2014 | Dumfries and Galloway | 4.6 |
| Arla Lockerbie Creamery Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Dumfries and Galloway | 4.6 |
| Little Hartfell Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2022 | Oct 2020 | — | Mar 2022 | Dumfries and Galloway | 7.9 |
| Land At Hartwood Hillwind farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2016 | Jan 2015 | — | Jan 2016 | Dumfries and Galloway | 8.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rammerscales Sawmill Solar Array & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 | Dumfries and Galloway | 7.0 |
| Rammerscales Sawmill Solar Array & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 | Dumfries and Galloway | 7.2 |
| James Jones And Sons, Johnstonebridgerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | May 2024 | — | Jun 2024 | Dumfries and Galloway | 9.5 |
| James And Sons, Johnstonebridgerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2023 | Nov 2022 | — | Aug 2023 | Dumfries and Galloway | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the DG11 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Wind farm | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Dumfries and Galloway decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Dumfries and Galloway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 106 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 40 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 33 of 72 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 6 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 19 / 17 | — |
All projects in Dumfries and Galloway
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near DG11, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.