Wind Turbines at Former Glenmuckloch Surface Coal Mine North Of Kirkconnel (33.6 MW)
Wind Turbines at Former Glenmuckloch Surface Coal Mine North Of Kirkconnel is a 33.6 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 November 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 December 2025.
33.6 MWwind farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
17 December 2025record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 November 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 33.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Glenmuckloch Renewable Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 25/2122/FUL
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 250 m
- Address (REPD)
- Former Glenmuckloch Surface Coal Mine North Of Kirkconnel
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Name in REPD
- Glenmuckloch Hill Wind Farm, Kirkconnel - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 16862
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrae Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 1.1 |
| Glenmuckloch Wind Farm | wind farm | 33.6 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 2.6 |
| Lethans Wind Farm | wind farm | 106 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Whiteside Hill | wind farm | 25.3 | operational | 4.5 |
| Lethans Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | refused | 5.7 |
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 5.8 |
| Hare Hill Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 6.1 |
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 (55.3959, -4.0488).