Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) (87.6 MW)
Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) is an 87.6 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 8 April 2025; the record was last updated on 6 May 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2016 | Application submitted |
| 2 May 2018 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 March 2021 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 23 March 2021 | Appeal allowed |
| 8 April 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 87.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000335
- Appeal reference
- WIN-170-2003
- Turbines
- 20
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Near New Cummock
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 224 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 4615
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II) | wind farm | 90 | operational | 3.0 |
| Windy Rig Wind Farm | wind farm | 43 | operational | 4.0 |
| Brochloch Rig 1 (formerly Windy Standard) | wind farm | 21.6 | operational | 4.4 |
| Benbrack Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.1 | operational | 4.6 |
| Windy Standard I Repower | wind farm | 49.6 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| South Kyle Wind Farm | wind farm | 240 | operational | 5.6 |
| Afton Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | operational | 5.8 |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | application submitted | 7.2 |
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 (55.2764, -4.2417).