Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm (81 MW)
Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm is an 81 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 5 September 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 December 2018 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 21 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 81 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 5 September 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Boralex/Infinergy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000735
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Shepherds Rig Windfarm 5KM E/O, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 244 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3417
The scheme also includes 6 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Cornharrow Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 43 | operational | 6.4 |
| Longburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused on appeal | 6.5 |
| Glenshimmeroch Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Troston Loch | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Troston Loch Wind Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Longburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 72 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
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 (55.2173, -4.1657).