Hill of Ochiltree (23 MW wind farm)
Hill of Ochiltree is a 23 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 December 2012; the record was last updated on 25 September 2014.
23 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
25 September 2014record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2009 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 23 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 09/P/1/0417
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Near Bargrennan, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 157 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4446
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenvernoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Balunton Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Corwar Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | refused on appeal | 6.4 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 50.4 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension Solar) | solar farm | 20 | abandoned | 8.8 |
| Blair Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 145 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Altercannoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.7 | refused on appeal | 9.4 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 6 | application submitted | 9.7 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 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 (55.0401, -4.6245).