Glenchamber Wind Farm (27.5 MW)
Glenchamber Wind Farm is a 27.5 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2016; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
27.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2010 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 July 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 July 2012 | Appeal allowed |
| 6 February 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 10/P/1/0494
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- between New Luce, Kirkcowan and Glenluce
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 92 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4638
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gass Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | permission expired | 1.5 |
| Artfield Fell | wind farm | 19.5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension Solar) | solar farm | 20 | abandoned | 3.5 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 50.4 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Kilgallioch wind farm | wind farm | 239 | operational | 4.1 |
| Garvilland Farm | wind farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Shennanton Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 9.0 |
| Stranoch 2 | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| BARLOCKHART MOOR - extension | wind farm | 8.2 | permission expired | 9.6 |
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 (54.9634, -4.7543).