Wind Turbines at Herds Hill Wind Farm (10.3 MW)
Wind Turbines at Herds Hill Wind Farm is a 10.3 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 21 December 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 21 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Drumbuie Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 23/2572/FUL
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 149 m
- Address (REPD)
- Herds Hill Wind Farm, Sanquhar
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Name in REPD
- Herds Hill Wind Farm - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 13249
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.8 | under construction | 3.7 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21.6 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Cloud Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 56 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Ulzieside | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Rowancraig North Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Lowther Hills (North Lowther Energy Initiative) | wind farm | 147 | refused on appeal | 7.7 |
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
| Spango Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49 | refused | 7.9 |
| Wind farm at Rivox Wind Farm Lowther Hills West Of Moffat | wind farm | 208 | application submitted | 8.7 |
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 (55.3517, -3.8852).