Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension) (50.4 MW)
Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension) is a 50.4 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2025; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2019 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 2021 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 June 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 50.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001996
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- High Eldrig, land 12 km NW of Kirkcowan, SE of Kilgallioch Windfarm
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 103 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7340
Recorded together with Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension Solar) (20 MW solar farm, abandoned).
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 | 3.5 |
| Glenchamber Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Gass Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | permission expired | 3.6 |
| Kilgallioch wind farm | wind farm | 239 | operational | 4.2 |
| Hill of Ochiltree | wind farm | 23 | refused | 8.8 |
| Garvilland Farm | wind farm | 18 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 72.8 | under construction | 9.2 |
| Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension) | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 9.2 |
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 (54.9937, -4.7371).