Loganhead Wind Farm (53.8 MW)
Loganhead Wind Farm is a 53.8 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status: consented by Scottish Ministers on 24 September 2026, not yet built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 10 November 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 24 September 2026 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Status source: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 53.8 MW
- Status
- approved, not built (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002161
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- off the B7068, approximately 4km northwest of Langholm and 15km northeast of Lockerbie
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 16709
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loganhead Wind Farm 15/P/4/0273 | 25.6 | 2 October 2015 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopsrig Wind Farm | wind farm | 79.2 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Craig Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.3 |
| Wind Farm & Battery Storage at Callisterhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 39.2 | refused | 3.5 |
| Crossdykes | wind farm | 48 | operational | 4.4 |
| Bloch Wind Farm & Battery Storage (Solway Bank Extension) | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Solwaybank Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | operational | 7.9 |
| Little Hartfell Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application withdrawn | 9.1 |
| Corbie Shank | wind farm | 150 | application withdrawn | 10.0 |
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other 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 (55.1709, -3.104).