High Nunton Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
High Nunton Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 January 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 June 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 June 2026record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 22 January 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 January 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- High Nunton Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 21/2490/FUL
- Site area
- 48.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The South & NW/O High Nunton Farm, Steading, Borgue, Castle Douglas
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 159 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Nunton Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10532
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Dumfries and Galloway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 106 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 40 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 33 of 72 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 6 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 19 / 17 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Park & Battery Storage at Little Drum Near High Banks | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Knockendurrick Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused | 8.0 |
| Chapmans Howe Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
| Mayfield Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.4 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
| Barcloy Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 10.0 |
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 (54.8228, -4.1037).