Artfield Forest Wind Farm (67.2 MW)
Artfield Forest Wind Farm is a 67.2 MW wind farm project in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 February 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 July 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 10 February 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 10 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 67.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003245
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land approximately 8km northwest of Kirkcowan and 15km west of Newton Stewart
- Council area (by location)
- Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 98 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7871
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land SW of Shilton Cottage | battery storage | 29.9 | operational | 2.2 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Land off Shilton Lane | battery storage | 19 | abandoned | 3.0 |
| Houston Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 75 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Middleton Road - Linwood Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 69 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| Middleton Farm Cottage, Middleton Road | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Vale of Leven Wind Farm | wind farm | 70 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Glasgow Airport Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 5.4 |
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 (55.8895, -4.5012).