Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension (21.6 MW)
Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension is a 21.6 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 August 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 26 August 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Executive Resource Group
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003274
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 149 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sandy Knowe Wind Farm, Kirkconnell, Sanquhar
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 158 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12079
The scheme also includes 28.4 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | refused | 4.0 |
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Wind Turbines at Herds Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.3 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 5.4 |
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 5.5 |
| Cloud Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 56 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 6.5 |
| Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.8 | under construction | 6.6 |
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 (55.3728, -3.9477).