Solar, wind and battery projects near Thornhill (DG3)
2 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DG3 (Dumfries and Galloway): none of them is pending, approved or operational. The largest scheme is Auchencairn Forest (32 MW wind farm, application withdrawn on 8 May 2015), 9.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DG3
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10.3 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2016 | Feb 2012 | refused May 2016 | Oct 2016 | Dumfries and Galloway | 9.8 |
| Auchencairn Forestwind farm | wind farm | 32 | application withdrawnupdated May 2015 | Sep 2011 | — | May 2015 | Dumfries and Galloway | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the DG3 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.