Earlshaugh Wind Farm (55.2 MW)
Earlshaugh Wind Farm is a 55.2 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 30 November 2016. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2008 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 55.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 22
- Address (REPD)
- Devil's Beef Tub near Moffat
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 4364
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Wind Farm | wind farm | 350 | operational | 5.8 |
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | battery storage | 23 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Whitelaw Brae Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | under construction | 7.1 |
| East Kilbride | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 9.2 |
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 (55.4157, -3.4627).