Proposed Shepherds' Wind Farm 5Km East Of Carsphairn And 10Km North Of St John's Town Of Dalry Data via plota.co.uk

26/1397/S36 - Section 36 Consultation Assessment Stage

Proposal

Consultation from scottish ministers regarding an application made under section 36 of the electricity act 1989 for Proposed Wind Farm comprising of up 11 Wind turbines (maximum tip height 220m) (generating capacity 77MW), battery energy storage system (50MW) and associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 78.

The consultation period closed on 22 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 211 m away: St John's Town of Dalry, motte.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Dumfries
Application type
Section 36 Consultation
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Dee And Glenkens
Parish
Carsphairn Community Council
Applicant
Show
Agent
SLR Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 78, past the statutory target. 86% of utility and infrastructure works in Dumfries are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 7822 days past the 56-day target
46%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Dumfries in the last twelve months, from validation. Dumfries decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No