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Onshore wind planning in North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire has decided 18 onshore wind schemes and approved 78% of them, taking a median of 8.5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 173 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
How North Ayrshire compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, North Ayrshire sits in the 64th percentile for approval rate (10 points above the England average) and the 84th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (27)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Ardeer Peninsula, Ardeer - Wind Turbines The Farm Energy Partnership · 23/00559/PP · 28.6 mo to decide | 9.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-23 |
Dunlop Place, Meadowhead Industrial Estate - Wind turbine Farm Energy Company · 25/00334/PP | 7 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-28 |
Swinlees Wind Farm The Farm Energy Partnership · 24/00843/PPM · 8.1 mo to decide | 25.56 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-18 |
Ardeer Peninsula, Ardeer - Wind Turbines The Farm Energy Partnership · 22/00749/PP | 14.4 | Revised | 2023-01-16 |
Rigghill Wind Farm Burcote Wind · 20/00248/PPM · 11 mo to decide | 42 | Application Refused | 2021-03-29 |
Standingstone Hill Radio City Association · 18/01123/PP · 10.6 mo to decide | 2.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2019-11-26 |
Shewalton Road GlaxoSmithKline · 19/00164/PP · 1.6 mo to decide | 3 | Under Construction | 2019-05-02 |
Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2) Scottish Enterprise/SSE · 16/00060/PP | 8 | Application Withdrawn | 2016-08-04 |
Blackshaw Community Wind Farm Community Windpower (Community Wind Power) · 15/00200/PPM · 6.9 mo to decide | 21 | Appeal Refused | 2015-11-11 |
Auld Clay Amec Foster Wheeler · 15/00221/PP · 4.4 mo to decide | 9.2 | Application Refused | 2015-09-03 |
Sorbie Farm Energiekontor · 13/00627/PP · 7.9 mo to decide | 9 | Under Construction | 2014-06-27 |
Millour Hill Community Windfarm (Extension) Community Windpower · 13/00647/PP · 6.9 mo to decide | 6.4 | Operational | 2014-06-18 |
Sorbie Farm wind cluster Sorbie Windfarm Ltd · 13/00236/PP | 7.5 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-06-25 |
GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project (Turbine 4) GlaxoSmithKline · 12/00629/PP · 7.2 mo to decide | 2.5 | Operational | 2013-06-19 |
Millour Hill Community Windfarm (Extension) Community Windpower · 12/00526/PP · 8.5 mo to decide | 6 | Revised | 2013-06-05 |
GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project Glaxosmithkline · 09/00878/PP · 27.8 mo to decide | 7.5 | Operational | 2012-05-01 |
Hunterston Test Centre Scottish Enterprise/SSE · 11/00679/PPM · 4.5 mo to decide | 13 | Decommissioned | 2012-02-14 |
Ballochmartin Farm Turbine Unknown · 11/00403/PP | 2.3 | Application Withdrawn | 2011-07-18 |
Millour Hill Community Windfarm Community Windpower · 09/00424/PPM · 5.7 mo to decide | 18 | Operational | 2009-12-16 |
Kelburn Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · N/04/00786/PP · 61 mo to decide | 28 | Operational | 2009-08-10 |
Wings Law Wind Hydrogen · 07/00761/PP · 18.7 mo to decide | 48 | Appeal Withdrawn | 2009-02-23 |
Millour Hill Community Windfarm Community Windpower · 06/01007/PP · 26.4 mo to decide | 18 | Revised | 2009-01-13 |
Ardrossan Extension Airtricity · 05/01151/PP · 23.8 mo to decide | 6 | Operational | 2007-11-26 |
Ardeer Scottish Power Renewables · N/01/00766/PP | 22 | Application Withdrawn | 2004-08-11 |
Hunterstone Scottish Power Renewables · N/03/0076/PP · 10.2 mo to decide | 30 | Application Refused | 2003-12-08 |
Wardlaw Wood Wind Prospect / Community Windpower · N/02/00906/PP · 9 mo to decide | 18 | Operational | 2003-09-01 |
Ardrossan Airtricity · N/02/00378/PP · 7.7 mo to decide | 24 | Operational | 2003-01-13 |
Does North Ayrshire approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 18 onshore wind schemes North Ayrshire has decided, 78% were approved (14 granted, 4 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in North Ayrshire?
The median time from application to decision is 8.5 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 North Ayrshire consented?
173 MW has been consented across 14 approved schemes, with 102 MW refused. A further 4 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in North 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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