Blair Hill Wind Farm (145 MW)
Blair Hill Wind Farm is a 145 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 3 March 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 March 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 March 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 145 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004878
- Turbines
- 22
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Newton Stewart
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 14770
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 6 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Glenvernoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Hill of Ochiltree | wind farm | 23 | refused | 9.3 |
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 (55.0141, -4.4853).