Cloud Hill Wind Farm (56 MW)
Cloud Hill Wind Farm is a 56 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 16 December 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 56 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Blue Energy Company / BayWa r.e. UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003461
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Blackaddie Road, Sanquhar
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 115 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11112
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 0.8 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 4.3 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 4.5 |
| Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.8 | under construction | 5.5 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21.6 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 308 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | abandoned | 6.0 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 6.6 |
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 (55.3256, -3.9863).