Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm (19.8 MW)
Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm is a 19.8 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 21 August 2020.
19.8 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
21 August 2020record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 November 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 19.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 21 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 15/P/3/0166
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 130 m
- Address (REPD)
- Magheughan Rig, Dalmet Hill & , Tynron, Sanquhar, Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 133 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5227
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 2.1 |
| Euchanhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 308 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 3.8 |
| Hare Hill Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 4.1 |
| Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) | wind farm | 13.2 | operational | 4.1 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 4.2 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 5.3 |
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 (55.3379, -4.0782).