Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm (308 MW)
Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm is a 308 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2025; the record was last updated on 26 February 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 March 2019 | Application submitted |
| 31 August 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 January 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 308 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 26 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001801
- Turbines
- 44
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sanquhar II Wind Farm 7.5km So, New Cumnock, Kirkconnel, Sanquhar,
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 232 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 6629
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanquhar 2 Community Windfarm - withdrawn EC00002070 | 19.8 | 10 June 2014 | withdrawn 18 August 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euchanhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | abandoned | 3.4 |
| Lorg Windfarm | wind farm | 64 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 4.4 |
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 5.6 |
| Cloud Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 56 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 6.1 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Afton Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (55.3079, -4.0724).