Ewe Hill (extension) (36.8 MW wind farm)
Ewe Hill (extension) is a 36.8 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 January 2017; the record was last updated on 19 July 2017. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2004 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2014 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 30 March 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 January 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 16
- Address (REPD)
- Near Langham and Lockerbie
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 528 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3627
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewe Hill | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | <0.1 |
| Minsca | wind farm | 36.8 | operational | 2.1 |
| Newfield | wind farm | 63 | refused | 3.9 |
| Arla Lockerbie Creamery Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Little Hartfell Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
| Land At Hartwood Hill | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 8.4 |
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 (55.1071, -3.3339).