Rothes Wind Farm III (132 MW)
Rothes Wind Farm III is a 132 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 October 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 October 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 February 2019 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 22 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 132 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000474
- Turbines
- 28
- Turbine height
- 225 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land near Rothes village, Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 194 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6275
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Uish Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Rothes Wind Farm (Extension) (II) | wind farm | 41.4 | operational | 3.5 |
| Rothes Wind (Cairn Uish) | wind farm | 50.6 | operational | 3.5 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Meikle Hill wind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | permission expired | 6.5 |
| Teindland Wind Farm | wind farm | 85 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | permission expired | 7.4 |
| Brown Muir Wind Farm (resubmission) | wind farm | 36 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
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 (57.5153, -3.3204).