Balunton Wind Farm (27 MW)
Balunton Wind Farm is a 27 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 18 April 2018; the record was last updated on 30 April 2018.
27 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 April 2018record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2018 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- North British Wind / Invenergy
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 15/P/1/0189
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Balunton Wind Farm, Glentrool, Newton Stewart
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 3388
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corwar Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | refused on appeal | 5.6 |
| Hill of Ochiltree | wind farm | 23 | refused | 6.2 |
| Glenvernoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Clauchrie Windfarm Battery | battery storage | 25 | refused | 9.5 |
| Clauchrie Windfarm | wind farm | 100 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (55.0929, -4.5924).