Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm (37.8 MW)
Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm is a 37.8 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 July 2020; the record was last updated on 11 January 2022.
37.8 MWwind farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
11 January 2022record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 February 2018 | Application submitted |
| 23 December 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2020 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 37.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Element Power
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 18/0206/FUL
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 82 m
- Address (REPD)
- Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm, Greystone Avenue, Kelloholm, Sanquhar
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 96 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6590
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm 13/P/3/0260 | 27 | 28 May 2013 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Turbines at Herds Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.3 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Cloud Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 56 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 6.1 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21.6 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 9.2 |
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (55.3198, -3.9005).