West Scales Wind Farm (16.5 MW)
West Scales Wind Farm is a 16.5 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 16 November 2015; the record was last updated on 6 January 2016.
16.5 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
6 January 2016record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 November 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Airvolution Energy
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 14/P/4/0538
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 131 m
- Address (REPD)
- West Scales Farm, 1.5km north east of Eastriggs, between Annan and Gretna
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 4873
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Scales Energy Park | battery storage | 12 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| West Scales Energy Park | wind farm | 24.8 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| West Scales Energy Park | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Jockstown Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 37.9 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Gretna Green Battery Storage | battery storage | 456 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Beck Burn | wind farm | 31 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (54.999, -3.1472).