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Site Name
Manquhill
Site Location
11km west of Moniaive, 8km east of Carsphairn
Proposed Turbine Height
Up to 220m
Proposed No. of Turbines
8
Approximate Installed Capacity
50 MW
Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Status
Proposal of Application Notice for 8 wind turbines up to 220m submitted in September 2025
The proposed Manquhill wind farm is located approximately 11km west of Moniaive, 8km east of Carsphairn in Dumfries and Galloway on land north of the B729. It is adjacent to the consented Cornharrow wind farm to the east.
Consented in July 2024 for the erection of 8 turbines with tip height up to 200m, in addition to associated development such as crane pads, access tracks, a substation, temporary construction compound and battery storage facility.
New application for Manquhill wind farm for the same number of turbines with increased tip height to 220m is being prepared. Further information will be available and the public exhibition.
Further information on the proposal will be available at a public exhibition being held at Lagwyne Hall, Carsphairn on Thursday 30th October from 15:00 to 18:30.
Any person wishing to make comments on the proposal or obtain further information may do so by contacting George.Oldroyd@energiekontor.com by 14th November 2025.
A notice of the exhibition will be sent to the Galloway Gazette, and a letter will be sent to the residents within 5km of the planned Manquhill wind farm site.
Comments submitted are not representations to the Planning Authority (Dumfries and Galloway Council). If an application is submitted there will be an opportunity to make representations on the application to the planning authority at that time.