Solar, wind and battery projects near Canonbie (DG14)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DG14 (Dumfries and Galloway): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Gretna Green Battery Storage (456 MW battery storage, approved on 17 March 2025, not yet built), 7.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DG14
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloch Wind Farm & Battery Storage (Solway Bank Extension)wind farm | wind farm | 126 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Nov 2022 | — | Apr 2022 | Dumfries and Galloway | 6.7 |
| Bloch Wind Farm & Battery Storage (Solway Bank Extension)battery storage | battery storage | 45 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2025 | Nov 2022 | — | Sep 2025 | Dumfries and Galloway | 6.7 |
| Gretna Green Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 456 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 | Dumfries and Galloway | 7.5 |
| Solwaybank Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 30 | operationalupdated May 2022 | Nov 2011 | granted Sep 2014 | May 2022 | Dumfries and Galloway | 8.2 |
| Beck Burnwind farm | wind farm | 31 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Nov 2013 | granted Apr 2015 | May 2017 | Cumberland | 8.4 |
| Hallburn Farmwind farm | wind farm | 13.2 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Nov 2013 | granted Oct 2014 | May 2018 | Cumberland | 9.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Farm at Appin Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | — | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Jul 2025 | Dumfries and Galloway | 7.7 |
Distance from the average position of the DG14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 126 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 501 |
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 DG14, 2 projects have 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.