Harestanes West Windfarm (84 MW)
Harestanes West Windfarm is an 84 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 February 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 84 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004778
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 220 m
- Address (REPD)
- Harestanes West Windfarm
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 13624
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnygap | wind farm | 25 | operational | 6.5 |
| Harestanes | wind farm | 136 | operational | 6.8 |
| Harestanes Windfarm | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Dalswinton | wind farm | 30 | operational | 9.0 |
| Auchencairn Forest | wind farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 9.3 |
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 (55.1904, -3.5095).