Hopsrig Wind Farm (79.2 MW)
Hopsrig Wind Farm is a 79.2 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status: consented by Scottish Ministers on 24 September 2026, not yet built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 23 October 2020, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 24 September 2026 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Status source: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 79.2 MW
- Status
- approved, not built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002160
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- west of the B709, approximately 7.5 km north-west of Langholm and 15 km north-east of Lockerbie
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 11065
The scheme also includes 14.1 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loganhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 53.8 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Crossdykes | wind farm | 48 | operational | 3.1 |
| Craig Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.4 |
| Wind Farm & Battery Storage at Callisterhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 39.2 | refused | 4.9 |
| Little Hartfell Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application withdrawn | 8.1 |
| Bloch Wind Farm & Battery Storage (Solway Bank Extension) | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Corbie Shank | wind farm | 150 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
| Solwaybank Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | operational | 9.6 |
| Faw Side Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 315 | refused | 10.0 |
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other 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 (55.1858, -3.1269).