Kilgallioch wind farm (239 MW)
Kilgallioch wind farm is a 239 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2017; the record was last updated on 22 February 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2010 | Application submitted |
| 21 February 2013 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 28 July 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 239 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 February 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 96
- Address (REPD)
- (Arecloch Phase 2) land five kilometres to the south of Barrhill, five kilometres to the northeast of New Luce and 11km to the northwest of Kirkcowan
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 155 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4386
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artfield Fell | wind farm | 19.5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Glenchamber Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension Solar) | solar farm | 20 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 50.4 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Gass Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | permission expired | 5.4 |
| Stranoch 2 | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Garvilland Farm | wind farm | 18 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Wind Turbines at High Mark Wind Farm 5km Ne/O Cairnryan | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Wind Turbines at High Mark Wind Farm 5km Ne/O Cairnryan | battery storage | 15 | application submitted | 8.5 |
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 (54.9885, -4.8017).