North Rhins (22 MW wind farm)
North Rhins is a 22 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 January 2010; the record was last updated on 5 January 2015.
22 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2015record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2007 | Application submitted |
| 14 March 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2009 | Construction started |
| 20 January 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- North Rhins Stranraer Dumfries and Galloway
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4508
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigenlee Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 1.0 |
| Larbrax Wind Farm | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Larbrax Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.2 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Wind Farm at 14km E/O Craig Nab Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 33 | application submitted | 4.9 |
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 (54.8771, -5.0881).