Cornharrow Wind Farm (38.4 MW)
Cornharrow Wind Farm is a 38.4 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 January 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 February 2020 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 2020 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 21 August 2020 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 March 2022 | Appeal allowed |
| 21 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 38.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- EnergieKontor UK
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 20/0159/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-170-2145
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Cornharrow Wind Farm, Land At Cornharrow, Dalry, Castle Douglas
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 109 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7654
Recorded together with Cornharrow Wind Farm Battery (battery storage, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 72 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Troston Loch | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Troston Loch Wind Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Wether Hill | wind farm | 18.2 | operational | 3.5 |
| Wether Hill WindFarm (extension) | wind farm | 22 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Glenshimmeroch Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Margree Windfarm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Lorg Windfarm | wind farm | 64 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (55.212, -4.0965).