Artfield Fell (19.5 MW wind farm)
Artfield Fell is a 19.5 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 June 2005; the record was last updated on 4 June 2020.
19.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2020record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2003 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2004 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 June 2005 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 19.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 03-P-1-0195
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Artfield Fell Near New Luce NX230670
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4518
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenchamber Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Kilgallioch wind farm | wind farm | 239 | operational | 2.6 |
| Gass Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | permission expired | 2.9 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension Solar) | solar farm | 20 | abandoned | 3.5 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 50.4 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Garvilland Farm | wind farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Stranoch 2 | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.9704, -4.7746).