Shennanton Wind Farm (30 MW, 2015 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: refused on appeal on 2 February 2017; the record was last updated on 28 February 2017.
30 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
28 February 2017record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 16 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 2 February 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 February 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 28 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- PNE Wind UK Ltd (Brookfield)
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 15/P/1/0031
- Appeal reference
- PPA-170-2109
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Shennanton Wind Farm, Kirkcowan. Newton Stewart
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 102 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3550
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 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Challoch, Barnkirk Road Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 6 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Gass Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | permission expired | 7.6 |
| Annabaglish Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Glenvernoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Glenchamber Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.5 | operational | 9.0 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension Solar) | solar farm | 20 | abandoned | 9.2 |
| Kilgallioch Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 50.4 | under construction | 9.2 |
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 (54.9504, -4.6144).