Robin Rigg East offshore wind farm
Robin Rigg East is an 84 MW offshore wind farm with 28 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 April 2010; the record was last updated on 18 August 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 12 km from the nearest postcode on land (DG5 4PZ, Dumfries and Galloway). As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 June 2002 | Application submitted |
| 16 June 2003 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 December 2006 | Construction started |
| 28 April 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 84 MW
- Turbines
- 28
- Turbine capacity
- 3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- DG5 4PZ (Dumfries and Galloway), 12.0 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2496
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Maryport (CA15) | 14.9 |
| Workington (CA14) | 17.6 |
| Dalbeattie (DG5) | 19.0 |
| Cockermouth (CA13) | 24.0 |
| Kirkcudbright (DG6) | 24.5 |
| Whitehaven (CA28) | 25.7 |
| Frizington (CA26) | 28.0 |
| Cleator Moor (CA25) | 29.1 |
| Moor Row (CA24) | 29.3 |
| Wigton (CA7) | 29.7 |
| Castle Douglas (DG7) | 30.6 |
| Cleator (CA23) | 30.6 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of each postcode district to the REPD grid reference of the wind farm, which is a single point for the whole site.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Rigg West | 90 | operational | 2.9 |
All offshore wind farms in UK waters
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.7642, -3.6955).