Harestanes Windfarm (100 MW)
Harestanes Windfarm is a 100 MW battery storage project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 July 2022; the record was last updated on 23 July 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 20 December 2019 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 July 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001870
- Address (REPD)
- Harestanes Windfarm, Forest Of Ae, Northwest Of Ae Village, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7395
Recorded together with Harestanes (136 MW wind farm, operational).
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 | 3.3 |
| Harestanes Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | refused | 4.4 |
| Auchencairn Forest | wind farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 7.8 |
| Daer Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 8.3 |
| Harestanes West Windfarm | wind farm | 84 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Milton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Milton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Watchman Energy Park | wind farm | 91 | application submitted | 9.9 |
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 (55.264, -3.5601).