Rothes III

Rothes Wind Farm first became operational in 2005 and was extended in 2012. Our consent for Rothes III Wind Farm consists of 28 turbines of varying tip heights, this involves: 

  Three turbines at 149.9m to tip

• Eight turbines at 200m to tip
• 17 turbines at 225m to tip

Combined, this will bring the total number of turbines at the site to 68 – generating, approximately, an additional 170MW of clean electricity and delivering a further £850,000 per year in community benefit funding. 

As part of our activity to bring the project into construction, we have applied to the Scottish Government to vary the consent, proposing to increase the tip height of three smaller turbines from 149.9m to 200m (T9, T13 and T14). If consented, this will bring the turbine heights to: 

• 11 at 200m to tip
• 17 turbines at 225m to tip

The application to change the tip height of these turbines will help to ensure that we can procure readily available technology as well as maximising the generating capacity of the site. 

Rothes I & II have already delivered over £1m in community benefit funds to groups in the area and the new plans will see an additional £850,000 distributed annually locally – over £17.5m throughout the lifetime of the project. 

Advert Notification of Decision

Notice Of Decision Advert For Portal Rothes III

Application for Variation of Consent

Rothes III S36C ADVERT
ROTHES III COVER LETTER
ROTHES III PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
APPENDIX 1 SITE LOCATION PLAN 8298 DRW DES 0002 Site Location V1.0
APPENDIX 2A LVIA Of Proposed Tip Height Increase 2024
APPENDIX 2B LVIA FIGURES AND WIRELINES
APPENDIX 2C PROPOSED TIP HEIGHT INCREASE
APPENDIX 3 DECISION LETTER
APPENDIX 4 PLI REPORT ROTHES III
APPENDIX 5 DECISION LETTER WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
APPENDIX 6 NOISE
APPENDIX 6 NOISE CONTOUR PLAN
APPENDIX 7 ORNITHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
APPENDIX 8 Rothes III Cultural Heritage Assessment Overview
APPENDIX 9 SCREENING ASSESSMENT V3
APPENDIX 10 AVIATION
APPENDIX 11 CONSULTANT Cvs