Longburn Wind Farm (23 MW)
Longburn Wind Farm is a 23 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 14 May 2019; the record was last updated on 27 June 2019.
23 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
27 June 2019record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 2016 | Application submitted |
| 13 September 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 25 October 2017 | Appeal lodged |
| 14 May 2019 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 23 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Burcote Wind
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 16/P/2/0187
- Appeal reference
- PPA-170-2129
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 134 m
- Address (REPD)
- Carsphairn, 7.2km East of, Castle Douglas
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6176
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Benbrack Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.1 | operational | 9.7 |
| Glenshimmeroch Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (55.1866, -4.2532).