Benbrack Wind Farm (67.1 MW)
Benbrack Wind Farm is a 67.1 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2025; the record was last updated on 11 November 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 15 September 2017 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 15 September 2017 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 August 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 67.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON Renewables / Red Rock Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00002082
- Appeal reference
- WIN-170-2002
- Turbines
- 15
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Near Carsphairn and Dalmellington
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 147 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 3503
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 III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) | wind farm | 87.6 | under construction | 4.6 |
| South Kyle Wind Farm | wind farm | 240 | operational | 5.7 |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II) | wind farm | 90 | operational | 7.4 |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
| South Kyle Wind Farm 2 | wind farm | 92.4 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 43 | operational | 8.5 |
| Windy Standard I Repower | wind farm | 49.6 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 8.7 |
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 (55.2672, -4.312).