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Onshore wind planning in East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire has decided 20 onshore wind schemes and approved 45% of them, taking a median of 29.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 180 MW. 9 applications still awaiting a decision.
How East Ayrshire compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, East Ayrshire sits in the 15th percentile for approval rate (23 points below the England average) and the 5th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (34)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Glen Water - Wind Farm Glen Water Wind Farm Limited · 26/0099/PP | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-16 |
Enoch Hill 2 Windfarm RWE Renewables Uk Limited · 23/0469/PP · 22.4 mo to decide | 10 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-17 |
Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbine Nether Carswell Three Limited · 2020/0578/TP · 55.5 mo to decide | 4.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-10 |
Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbine Nether Carswell Three Limited · 2024/0213/TP | 4.2 | Abandoned | 2024-04-23 |
Polquhairn Wind Farm Brookfield Renewable UK Limited · 21/0092/PP | 34.2 | Application Withdrawn | 2024-04-19 |
Over Hill Wind Farm EnergieKontor (EKUK) · 20/0425/PP · 33.6 mo to decide | 36 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-07 |
The Drum Wind Farm Wind Estate (UK) Ltd · 22/0792/PP | 49.6 | Application Submitted | 2023-02-28 |
Hare Craig Windfarm EnergieKontor UK · 20/0001/PP · 29.3 mo to decide | 36 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-07-12 |
Lorg Windfarm E.ON Climate and Renewables UK · 15/0935/PP · 56.4 mo to decide | 49.5 | Revised | 2020-09-17 |
Over Hill Wind Farm EnergieKontor (EKUK) · 17/0395/PP · 35.4 mo to decide | 33 | Revised | 2020-05-07 |
Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm Innogy · 18/0354/PP · 4.9 mo to decide | 21 | Application Refused | 2018-09-28 |
Polquhairn Wind Farm Brookfield Renewable Energy Group (PNE Wind UK) · 14/0860/PP · 45.6 mo to decide | 22.5 | Revised | 2018-09-19 |
Alton Muirhouse Farm Private Developer · 15/0985/PP · 30 mo to decide | 6.8 | Appeal Refused | 2018-06-22 |
High Park Farm Improving New Cumnock and Young Brothers/ Green Cat Renewables · 17/0569/PP | — | Appeal Refused | 2017-07-20 |
Knockshinnoch Wind Farm REG Windpower · 14/0569/PP · 34 mo to decide | 4 | Awaiting Construction | 2017-05-03 |
Garleffan Wind Farm Peel Windfarms · 13/0210/PP · 42.6 mo to decide | 21.6 | Appeal Refused | 2016-10-21 |
Blair Data Centre Green Cat Renewables · 15/0173/PP · 15.4 mo to decide | 13.8 | Appeal Refused | 2016-07-12 |
Glenouther Renewable Energy Park Gamesa Energy Uk · 15/0584/PP · 9.1 mo to decide | 30 | Appeal Refused | 2016-05-13 |
Linburn Farm Private Developer · 14/0229/PP · 19.6 mo to decide | 1.7 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-11-05 |
High Cumnock Wind Farm Banks Renewables · 13/0099/PP · 21.6 mo to decide | 27.2 | Appeal Refused | 2014-12-05 |
Hare Hill Extension Scottish Power Renewables · 07/0809/FL · 86.8 mo to decide | 29.8 | Operational | 2014-11-28 |
Ashmark Hill Wind Farm RWE Npower Renewables · 11/0983/PP · 31.3 mo to decide | 21 | Appeal Refused | 2014-09-03 |
Penbreck & Carmacoup Forest Brookfield Renewable Energy Group (PNE Wind UK) · CL/08/0727 · 66.3 mo to decide | 27 | Revised | 2014-06-26 |
Linburn Farm (resubmission) Private Developer · 13/0416/PP | 1.7 | Revised | 2014-03-10 |
Skares Windfarm CLP Envirogas · 05/0594/FL | 4 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-08-26 |
Sneddon Law Community Wind Farm Community Windpower · 11/0967/PP · 13.6 mo to decide | 45 | Under Construction | 2013-02-28 |
Burnhead Wind Farm Burnhead Wind Farm Ltd · 11/0868/PP · 14.6 mo to decide | 18.4 | Appeal Refused | 2013-01-18 |
Burnhead Wind Farm Ventient (formerly Infinis) · 09/0180/FL | 47.5 | Revised | 2012-04-19 |
Little Kilmain Natural Power Consultants / Powergen · 00/0530/FL | 2.2 | Application Withdrawn | 2011-06-29 |
East Kingswell Scottish Power Renewables · 10/0485/PP · 6.2 mo to decide | 26 | Application Refused | 2010-12-01 |
Cowans Law Community Windpower (Community Wind Power) · 10/0345/PP · 6.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Application Refused | 2010-11-04 |
Cowans Law Community Windpower (Community Wind Power) · 08/0645/F · 22.9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Revised | 2010-06-24 |
Chalmerston Hargreaves Resources · 04/0406/FL | 50 | Application Withdrawn | 2005-06-29 |
Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) Scottish Power Renewables · 32 mo to decide | 13.2 | Operational | 1998-10-12 |
Does East Ayrshire approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 20 onshore wind schemes East Ayrshire has decided, 45% were approved (9 granted, 11 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in East Ayrshire?
The median time from application to decision is 29.7 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has East Ayrshire consented?
180 MW has been consented across 9 approved schemes, with 236 MW refused. A further 9 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in East Ayrshire
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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