Brochloch Rig 1 (formerly Windy Standard) (21.6 MW)
Brochloch Rig 1 (formerly Windy Standard) is a 21.6 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 1996; the record was last updated on 4 September 2018.
21.6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 September 2018record last updated
Scotlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 1995 | Application submitted |
| 7 March 1996 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 1996 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 36
- Address (REPD)
- Windy Standard
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4527
Who decides
| Applications | Dumfries and Galloway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 106 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 40 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 33 of 72 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 6 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 19 / 17 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II) | wind farm | 90 | operational | 1.4 |
| Afton Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | operational | 1.7 |
| Windy Standard I Repower | wind farm | 49.6 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 43 | operational | 2.5 |
| Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) | wind farm | 87.6 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Euchanhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 6.2 |
| Lorg Windfarm | wind farm | 64 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 22.5 | application submitted | 7.0 |
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 (55.2971, -4.1829).