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Mochrum Fell Wind Farm (24 MW)

Mochrum Fell Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 1 October 2020, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 November 2021. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

24 MWwind farm
application submittedmay be out of datestatus in REPD
18 November 2021record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area

The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.

Planning timeline

DateStage
1 October 2020Application submitted

Project details

Technology
wind farm
Capacity
24 MW
Status (REPD)
application submitted
Record last updated
18 November 2021
Operator or applicant
Falck Renewables Limited
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application reference
20/1683/FUL
Turbines
7
Turbine height
150 m
Address (REPD)
Barwhillarty Estate & Glenswinton Farm
Council area (by location)
Dumfries and Galloway
REPD reference
7891

Earlier applications for this site

ApplicationMWSubmittedOutcome
Mochrum Fell Wind Farm 13/P/2/03272429 November 2013refused 26 June 2015

Who decides

ApplicationsDumfries and GallowayUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)10610,236
Refused40 (38%)19%
Solar refused1 of 1812%
Onshore wind refused33 of 7245%
Battery storage refused6 of 1616%
Median time from submission to decision60.9 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed19 / 17—

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ProjectTypeMWStatuskm
Blackcraigwind farm52.9operational9.6
Knockman Hill, Milnmark Farmwind farm5approved, not built9.8

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 (55.0343, -4.0447).