Loch Hill Wind Farm (28.8 MW)
Loch Hill Wind Farm is a 28.8 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 13 June 2017; the record was last updated on 4 July 2017.
28.8 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 July 2017record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 April 2016 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 13 June 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 June 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- 2020 Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 16/P/2/0122
- Appeal reference
- PPA-170-2119
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 127 m
- Address (REPD)
- South east of Lochinvar, appoximately 4km north east of St. John's Town of Dalry
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5616
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Hill Wind Farm 10/P/2/0427 | 25.3 | 13 December 2010 | refused 27 September 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockman Hill, Milnmark Farm | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Margree Windfarm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Glenshimmeroch Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Blackcraig | wind farm | 52.9 | operational | 4.1 |
| Fell Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Troston Loch | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Troston Loch Wind Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Cornharrow Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Longburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 72 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
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 (55.1352, -4.091).