Euchanhead Wind Farm (126 MW)
Euchanhead Wind Farm 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 30 November 2020, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 12 January 2021. 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 |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2020 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 126 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 12 January 2021
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002141
- Turbines
- 21
- Turbine height
- 230 m
- Address (REPD)
- Near Sanquhar
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 3586
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 308 | under construction | 2.3 |
| Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | abandoned | 3.3 |
| Afton Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | operational | 4.2 |
| Lorg Windfarm | wind farm | 64 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Brochloch Rig 1 (formerly Windy Standard) | wind farm | 21.6 | operational | 5.1 |
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 5.2 |
| Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) | wind farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.7 |
| Hare Hill Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 5.7 |
| Windy Standard I Repower | wind farm | 49.6 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (55.3131, -4.1075).