Glenvernoch Wind Farm (86 MW)
Glenvernoch Wind Farm is an 86 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 12 November 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 16 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 November 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 86 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 16 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004892
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Glentrool, Newton Stewart
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 14761
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Ochiltree | wind farm | 23 | refused | 3.3 |
| Blair Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 145 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 6 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Balunton Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Shennanton Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
| Shennanton Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application submitted | 9.0 |
| Corwar Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | refused on appeal | 9.4 |
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 (55.0266, -4.579).