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Site Name
Glenshimmeroch
Site Location
6km north east of St John’s Town of Dalry, Castle Douglas
Proposed Turbine Height
200m
Proposed No. of Turbines
10
Approximate Installed Capacity
45 MW
Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Status
Consented
The Glenshimmeroch wind farm proposal is located approximately 6km north east of St John’s Town of Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway. The approved development consists of 10 wind turbines with tip heights of up to 200m above ground level. The proposed development would be operational for a 35 year period, after which the turbines would be removed and the site restored.
Latest application was submitted on 22nd May 2025 to the Dumfries & Galloway council to increase tip heights to 220m – currently un-determined.
1) Planning permission was granted for Glenshimmeroch Wind Farm at appeal on 4 September 2019 (references 18/0992/FUL and PPA-170-2138) for 10 wind turbines with tip heights of up to 149.9m and associated infrastructure.
2) Application was granted permission on appeal on 8 February 2022 to increase the consented tip heights from 149.9m to a mixture of 160m and 180m (references 20/0446/S42 and PPA-170-2149).
3) Application was granted permission on appeal on 24 March 2023 to increase the consented tip heights from a mixture of 160m and 180m to a mixture of 180m and 200m
(references 22/1315/S42 and PPA-170-2169).
4) Application was granted permission at planning committee on 12 December 2023 to allow a larger wind turbine type, to increase the overall tip height of all turbines to 200m, and to increase the operational life of the site from 25 years to 35 years (reference 23/1686/S42).
5) Application was granted permission on 28 August 2025 to allow a revised siting of ancillary infrastructure ( reference 25/0342/S42).
6) Latest planning application submitted on 22 May 2025 to increase the proposed tip height of all wind turbines to a maximum of 220m ( reference 25/0958/S42). Currently undetermined.