Glenmuckloch Wind Farm (33.6 MW)
Glenmuckloch Wind Farm is a 33.6 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 May 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 June 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 May 2020, 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 16 May 2020, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 May 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 33.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 June 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Forsa (formerly Buccleuch/2020)
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 15/P/3/0236
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Glenmuckloch Surface Coal Mine
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 100 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4492
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrae Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Lethans Wind Farm | wind farm | 106 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Wind Turbines at Former Glenmuckloch Surface Coal Mine North Of Kirkconnel | wind farm | 33.6 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Lethans Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 5.1 |
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | refused | 5.8 |
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | application withdrawn | 6.8 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 6.9 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension II (Penbreck) (Phase 2) | wind farm | 45.6 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
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 (55.4179, -4.051).