Power plant · Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mayfield Community Wind Farm
Mayfield Community Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 20.4 MW of capacity, operated by Community Windpower.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Nr Rhonehouse, Castle Douglas | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Dec 2011 (reference 11/P/2/0478, planning authority Dumfries and Galloway) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Dec 2012 (refused, reference 11/P/2/0478, planning authority Dumfries and Galloway) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Jun 2013 (appeal refused, reference 11/P/2/0478, planning authority Dumfries and Galloway) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Community Windpower | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20.4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 units (3.4 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.8828, -3.9880 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Dumfries and Galloway, reference 11/P/2/0478)
- Permit refused (planning authority Dumfries and Galloway, reference 11/P/2/0478)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dumfries and Galloway, reference 11/P/2/0478)
How it compares
Mayfield Community Wind Farm is the 431st-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 1,072nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20.4 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 431st of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,072nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,887th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 39 grid connections (27 operating, 378 MW) and 12 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Rigg East Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 94.1 MW | Operating | 24 km |
| Robin Rigg West Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 94.1 MW | Operating | 24 km |
| Wythegill Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 2.3 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| Maryport | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| Siddick | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| Silloth | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.