Robin Rigg West offshore wind farm

Robin Rigg West is a 90 MW offshore wind farm with 30 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 July 2009; the record was last updated on 18 August 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 12 km from the nearest postcode on land (DG7 1RJ, Dumfries and Galloway). As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.

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Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

90 MWoffshore wind farm

operationalstatus in REPD

18 August 2017record last updated

12 km from land (Dumfries and Galloway)REPD location

Consent timeline

Date	Stage
14 June 2002	Application submitted
16 June 2003	Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers)
1 December 2006	Construction started
18 July 2009	Operational

Project details

Technology: offshore wind farm
Capacity: 90 MW
Turbines: 30
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: DG7 1RJ (Dumfries and Galloway), 11.9 km from the REPD grid reference
Time to decision: 52 weeks
REPD reference: 2497

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)	16.4
Workington (CA14)	17.6
Dalbeattie (DG5)	20.1
Kirkcudbright (DG6)	23.2
Whitehaven (CA28)	24.7
Cockermouth (CA13)	25.2
Frizington (CA26)	27.6
Cleator Moor (CA25)	28.4
Moor Row (CA24)	28.4
St Bees (CA27)	29.8
Cleator (CA23)	29.9
Castle Douglas (DG7)	30.7

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 East	84	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 (54.7473, -3.7293).

In the REPD the Robin Rigg wind farm is recorded twice. Robin Rigg West is 30 turbines of 3 MW each, and Robin Rigg East, 2.9 km away, adds another 28 identical turbines and 84 MW; together that comes to 174 MW, with E.ON UK as the applicant for both records. Their application and consent dates are shared, but the commissioning dates differ: West has been operational since 18 July 2009, East since 28 April 2010.

An early farm between two shores

The application was submitted on 14 June 2002, and Scottish Ministers granted consent under Section 36 as early as 16 June 2003: 52 weeks against a median of 81.1 for decisions of this kind. Construction ran from 1 December 2006. The farm sits in the Solway Firth. The consent is Scottish, and the nearest postcode on land is DG7 1RJ in Dumfries and Galloway (11.9 km), but the nearest districts include the English shore too: Maryport (16.4 km) and Workington (17.6 km) in Cumbria. On the Scottish side, Dalbeattie is closer. The West and East records were last updated on 18 August 2017.