Quantans Hill Wind Farm (96 MW)
Quantans Hill Wind Farm is a 96 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 27 January 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 February 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. 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.
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
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 96 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall Wind Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003399
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Quantans Hill Wind Farm, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 13237
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Longburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused on appeal | 2.9 |
| Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Benbrack Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.1 | operational | 6.8 |
| Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) | wind farm | 87.6 | under construction | 7.2 |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 43 | operational | 8.7 |
| Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II) | wind farm | 90 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (55.2125, -4.2626).