Merkins Wind Farm (25 MW)
Merkins Wind Farm is a 25 MW wind farm project in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 23 October 2013; the record was last updated on 6 November 2013.
25 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 November 2013record last updated
West Dunbartonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 January 2012 | Application submitted |
| 23 October 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Lomond Energy
- Planning authority
- West Dunbartonshire
- Planning application reference
- DC12/028
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Auchincarroch Road Jamestown Alexandria West Dunbartonshire
- Council area (by location)
- West Dunbartonshire
- Time to decision
- 90 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3778
Who decides
West Dunbartonshire has 4 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggreko, Stirling Road | rooftop solar | 8.8 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Kilpatrick Hills | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Vale of Leven Wind Farm | wind farm | 70 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Land SW of Shilton Cottage | battery storage | 29.9 | operational | 8.9 |
| Land off Shilton Lane | battery storage | 19 | abandoned | 9.0 |
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 (55.9878, -4.5281).