Harestanes Wind Farm Extension (14 MW)
Harestanes Wind Farm Extension is a 14 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 17 December 2015; the record was last updated on 22 April 2016. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 22 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- located within the Forest of Ae
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 109 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4590
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daer Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Harestanes Windfarm | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Watchman Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Watchman Energy Park | wind farm | 91 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Minnygap | wind farm | 25 | operational | 7.0 |
| Harestanes | wind farm | 136 | operational | 7.1 |
| Lion Hill Wind Farm (Crookedstane Farm 2) | wind farm | 11.4 | permission expired | 8.6 |
| East Kilbride | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Milton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 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 (55.3025, -3.5724).