Spango Community Wind Farm (49 MW, REPD 4782)
Spango Community Wind Farm is a 49 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 September 2015; the record was last updated on 27 September 2015.
49 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 September 2015record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 September 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Community Wind Power
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 14/P/3/0560
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Spango (Mid Rig/Black Hill), northeast of Kirkconnel, Kirkconnel, Sanquhar
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4782
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | application withdrawn | 1.2 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21.6 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Lagrae Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Wind Turbines at Former Glenmuckloch Surface Coal Mine North Of Kirkconnel | wind farm | 33.6 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Glenmuckloch Wind Farm | wind farm | 33.6 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 6.9 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 7.0 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension II (Penbreck) (Phase 2) | wind farm | 45.6 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
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 (55.4076, -3.9616).