Windy Rig Wind Farm (43 MW)
Windy Rig Wind Farm is a 43 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 2021; the record was last updated on 23 September 2020.
43 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 September 2020record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 43 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK
- Planning authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Planning application reference
- 19/0938/FUL
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Carsphairn, Castle Douglas,
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7562
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Rig Wind Farm 15/P/2/0155 | 43 | 20 May 2015 | replaced by a revised application |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm 19/0938/FUL | 43 | 11 June 2019 | operational since 1 October 2021 |
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 | 2.5 |
| Brochloch Rig 1 (formerly Windy Standard) | wind farm | 21.6 | operational | 2.5 |
| Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) | wind farm | 87.6 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Afton Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | operational | 4.1 |
| Windy Standard I Repower | wind farm | 49.6 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Lorg Windfarm | wind farm | 64 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Euchanhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 126 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
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 (55.2747, -4.1786).