Larbrax Wind Farm (19.2 MW)
Larbrax Wind Farm is a 19.2 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 January 2025.
19.2 MWwind farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 January 2025record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 19.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Orsted Onshore UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 24/2623/FUL
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Larbrax Windfarm, Appx 9 Kilometres Km W/O Stranraer, Stranraer
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 15044
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larbrax Wind Farm 14/P/1/0393 | 20 | 1 July 2014 | withdrawn 24 November 2014 |
| Larbrax Wind Farm 15/P/1/0044 | 20 | 25 February 2015 | refused 26 August 2015 |
| Larbrax Wind Farm 24/2623/FUL | 19.2 | 8 January 2025 | application submitted on 8 January 2025, no decision recorded |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Farm at 14km E/O Craig Nab Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 33 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| North Rhins | wind farm | 22 | operational | 4.9 |
| Craigenlee Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Mid Moile Wind Farm | wind farm | 99.4 | approved, not built | 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 (54.9036, -5.0276).