Jockstown Farm Solar Farm (37.9 MW)
Jockstown Farm Solar Farm is a 37.9 MW solar farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 March 2026. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 22 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 22 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 22 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 November 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 37.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy International
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 21/2491/FUL
- Site area
- 60.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Jockstown Farm Annan
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8488
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Scales Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.5 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| West Scales Energy Park | battery storage | 12 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| West Scales Energy Park | wind farm | 24.8 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| West Scales Energy Park | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Newfield | wind farm | 63 | refused | 7.2 |
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 (55.0288, -3.2305).