Wind Turbines at High Mark Wind Farm 5km Ne/O Cairnryan (15 MW)
Wind Turbines at High Mark Wind Farm 5km Ne/O Cairnryan is a 15 MW battery storage project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 May 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 22 June 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 22 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Estate (UK) Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005159
- Address (REPD)
- High Mark Wind Farm 5km Ne/O Cairnryan, 7.5km Se/O New Luce, Newton Stewart
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Name in REPD
- High Mark Wind Farm - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 16807
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Turbines at High Mark Wind Farm 5km Ne/O Cairnryan | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Stranoch 2 | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Glen App | wind farm | 22 | operational | 3.6 |
| Mid Moile Wind Farm | wind farm | 99.4 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Kilgallioch wind farm | wind farm | 239 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (54.997, -4.934).