220-metre wind turbines at Land At Glenshimmeroch Hill And Kilnair Hill St John's Town Of Dalry Castle Douglas

“If this current application is successful, the wording of Condition 2 would be as follows: The development shall be implemented in strict accordance with the following documents and plans all received on 22 May 2025, as contained in Volumes 1-IV I of the Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment Report (May 2025), except in so far as further details are required under the terms of conditions attached to this permission.”

“Context / Description of the Application 1.8 This application seeks permission increase the tip height of the turbines as specified in Condition 2 of PPA-170-2169. The currently consented height of 200 metres would be increased to 220 metres from base to tip. The revised layout, of infrastructure and turbine positions, is as approved under the recent permission 25/0342/S42 and no further changes are sought other than the height of the turbines.”

“The site is located approximately 6km north-east of St John’s Town of Dalry and 11km west of Moniaive. It consists principally of commercial plantation associated with Glenshimmeroch Hill and Kilnair. The original planning application for this development dates back to 2018 and was granted on appeal in 2019.”

“Planning History 1.10 The following applications are of relevance: 25/0342/S42 – Erection of wind farm comprising 10 wind turbines (each with an overall height from base to tip of up to 200 metres) including associated infrastructure at variance with Conditions 2 and 12 of planning permission 23/1686/S42 (to allow revised siting of ancillary infrastructure) (Section 42) - approved by Planning Applications Committee 27 August 2025 23/1686/S42 – Erection of wind farm…”

“20/0446/S42 – Erection of wind farm comprising 10 wind turbines (each with an overall height from base to tip of up to 149.9 metres), formation of access tracks, 2 borrow pits, temporary construction compound, erection of substation, and formation of access and associated works at variance with Condition 2 (height of turbines) of planning permission 18/0992/FUL (Section 42) – withdrawn (9 September 2020).”

“PUBLIC PUBLIC 2.1 Council Roads Team – No objection to the proposal, however, as the proposal will produce larger components the AIL route will need to be reassessed. All other previous recommended conditions should remain.”

“NatureScot – Confirmed that the proposal does not raise any issues of National Importance in relation to landscape, visual or cumulative effects and therefore falls outwith the remit of NatureScot. Advice was however provided relating to ornithology and biodiversity.”

“APPROVED application 25/0958/S42 subject to the conditions as detailed in the report.”