Bloch Wind Farm & Battery Storage (Solway Bank Extension) (126 MW)
Bloch Wind Farm & Battery Storage (Solway Bank Extension) is a 126 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 November 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 12 April 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 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.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 November 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 126 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003463
- Turbines
- 21
- Turbine height
- 230 m
- Address (REPD)
- Solwaybank, Allfornought Hill, Langholm
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 10999
The scheme also includes 45 MW of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solwaybank Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | operational | 3.1 |
| Wind Farm & Battery Storage at Callisterhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 39.2 | refused | 4.6 |
| Craig Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.2 |
| Loganhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 53.8 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Hopsrig Wind Farm | wind farm | 79.2 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Crossdykes | wind farm | 48 | operational | 9.3 |
| Gretna Green Battery Storage | battery storage | 456 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (55.1173, -3.0684).