Quantans Hill Wind Farm (57 MW)
Quantans Hill Wind Farm is a 57 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 28 April 2016; the record was last updated on 29 April 2016. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 28 April 2016 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 29 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 19
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 4182
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Longburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) | wind farm | 87.6 | under construction | 7.0 |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 43 | operational | 7.3 |
| Benbrack Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.1 | operational | 8.0 |
| Cornharrow Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II) | wind farm | 90 | operational | 8.8 |
| Glenshimmeroch Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
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 (55.2145, -4.2261).