Rowancraig North Wind Farm (36 MW)
Rowancraig North Wind Farm is a 36 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 12 January 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 February 2024. 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 |
|---|---|
| 12 January 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Koehler Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 24/0025/FUL
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Barr Moor And Rowantree Craig North Of U432(n) Road Approximately 4.5km South West Of Sanquhar
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Name in REPD
- Rowancraig North - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 11811
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 1.8 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 2.1 |
| Cloud Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 56 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 2.8 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 4.2 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21.6 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Wind Turbines at Former Glenmuckloch Surface Coal Mine North Of Kirkconnel | wind farm | 33.6 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 308 | under construction | 6.2 |
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 (55.3472, -4.0022).