Harestanes South Windfarm Extension (45 MW)
Harestanes South Windfarm Extension is a 45 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 December 2020, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 April 2022. 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 |
|---|---|
| 7 December 2020 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 6 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002185
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Harestanes Windfarm, Forest Of Ae, Northwest Of Ae Village, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 7868
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellwood Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Land At Hartwood Hill | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 9.7 |
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 (55.0698, -3.6093).