Afton Wind Farm (50 MW)
Afton Wind Farm is a 50 MW wind farm project in Strathclyde, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 February 2018; the record was last updated on 2 October 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 November 2004 | Application submitted |
| 16 October 2014 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 16 August 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- InfraRed Capital Partners/ E.on
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 25
- Turbine height
- 120 m
- Address (REPD)
- To the south west of New Cumnock adjacent to Afton reservoir
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 519 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4262
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Standard I Repower | wind farm | 49.6 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Brochloch Rig 1 (formerly Windy Standard) | wind farm | 21.6 | operational | 1.7 |
| Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II) | wind farm | 90 | operational | 2.8 |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 43 | operational | 4.1 |
| Euchanhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 4.9 |
| Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 22.5 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) | wind farm | 87.6 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Enoch Hill | wind farm | 70 | operational | 6.2 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.3116, -4.1743).