Mayfield Community Wind Farm (20.4 MW)
Mayfield Community Wind Farm is a 20.4 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 9 June 2013; the record was last updated on 25 September 2014.
20.4 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
25 September 2014record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2011 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 9 June 2013 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 25 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 11/P/2/0478
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Nr Rhonehouse, Castle Douglas
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4452
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield wind farm 11/P/2/0001 | 21 | 9 February 2011 | withdrawn 9 June 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapmans Howe Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 2.3 |
| Barcloy Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 3.4 |
| Solar Park & Battery Storage at Little Drum Near High Banks | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Knockendurrick Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused | 8.4 |
| Lairdmannoch Energy Park | wind farm | 60 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Lairdmannoch Energy Park | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Lairdmannoch Energy Park | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| High Nunton Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (54.8816, -3.9906).