Sanquhar Community Windfarm (32.4 MW)
Sanquhar Community Windfarm is a 32.4 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2018; the record was last updated on 4 April 2018.
32.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2018record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2010 | Application submitted |
| 27 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 May 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 32.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 10/P/3/0182
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- located approximately 7km Southwest of Sanquhar, 5km to the Southwest of Kirkconnel and 4km Southwest of the small steading of Drumbuie
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 148 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4441
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 1.8 |
| Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | abandoned | 2.1 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 3.1 |
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 3.6 |
| Cloud Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 56 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 308 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Euchanhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) | wind farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.4 |
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 (55.3442, -4.0466).