Shennanton Wind Farm (30 MW, 2025 application)
Shennanton Wind Farm is a 30 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 26 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 July 2025.
30 MWwind farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
8 July 2025record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- E Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005101
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Shennanton Wind Farm, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 16692
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shennanton Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 1.5 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 6 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Annabaglish Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | refused on appeal | 8.4 |
| AUCHLEAND FARM Wind Farm | wind farm | 23.8 | application withdrawn | 8.5 |
| Gass Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | permission expired | 9.0 |
| Glenvernoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 9.0 |
| Balmurrie Fell Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.1 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (54.9457, -4.593).