Wether Hill WindFarm (extension) (22 MW)
Wether Hill WindFarm (extension) is a 22 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 20 February 2019; the record was last updated on 1 April 2019.
22 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 April 2019record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 20 February 2019 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 15/P/3/0502
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- East and north of Wether Hill, Carsphairn, North west of Moniave, Castle Douglas
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- REPD reference
- 4487
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wether Hill | wind farm | 18.2 | operational | 0.5 |
| Longburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 72 | application withdrawn | 1.0 |
| Cornharrow Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Troston Loch Wind Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Troston Loch | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Lorg Windfarm | wind farm | 64 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Glenshimmeroch Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Margree Windfarm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
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 (55.2226, -4.0373).