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Solar planning in North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire has decided 14 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 87 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How North Ayrshire compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, North Ayrshire sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 97th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (20)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant - Solar Panels Scottish Water National Operations Control Centre · 26/00079/PP | 0.34 | Application Submitted | 2026-02-25 |
Stevenston Sewage Treatment Works - Solar Panels Scottish Water · 25/00049/PP · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-04 |
Glenkiln Farm, Lamlash Brodick - Solar Farm Arran Community Renewables · 25/00017/PP · 1.9 mo to decide | 6 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-20 |
Wardlaw Wood - Solar Farm Community Windpower Limited · 24/00773/PP · 1.1 mo to decide | 19.99 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-07 |
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant, Meadowhead Road - Solar Array Scottish Water · 24/00375/PP · 1.2 mo to decide | 1.56 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-06-07 |
Wee Minnemoer, Millport - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Comsol Energy · 23/00114/PP · 11.7 mo to decide | 19 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-09 |
Sainsburys Stores Limited, Ayr Road - Solar Panels EON UK Heat Limited · 23/00640/PP · 1 mo to decide | 0.42 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-15 |
Gailes Pumping Station, Gailes - PhotoVoltaic Solar Panels Unknown · 23/00530/PP · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.33 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-25 |
Merck Kgaa, Second Avenue - Solar Panels Merck · 23/00397/PP · 1 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-05 |
Shewalton Landfill Solar Farm North Ayrshire Council · 23/00318/PP · 1.2 mo to decide | 5 | Under Construction | 2023-06-15 |
Nethermains - Solar Farm North Ayrshire Council · 23/00317/PP | 7.5 | Under Construction | 2023-05-10 |
Symington Place, Riverside Business Park - Solar Panels Spearhead Limited · 22/00988/PP · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-22 |
Wee Minnemoer, Millport - Photovoltaic Solar Farm Comsol Energy Limited · 22/00385/PP | 5 | Revised | 2022-09-05 |
Ardagh Glass Limited - Solar Panels Ardagh Glass Limited · 21/00719/PP · 0.9 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-08-17 |
Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Road Glaxosmithkline · 19/00163/PP · 3.2 mo to decide | 19.9 | Under Construction | 2019-06-19 |
Ballochmartin Ramboll Environ UK/Comsol Energy · 16/00124/PP · 13.4 mo to decide | 5 | Revised | 2017-03-29 |
Land at Hunterston Estate Hunterston Estates · 15/00487/PP · 1.7 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2016-01-15 |
Shewalton Landfill Site North Ayrshire Council · 15/00569/PP · 1.4 mo to decide | 3 | Abandoned | 2015-11-24 |
Castlehill Solar Farm SBC Renewables · 15/00469/PP · 1.7 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2015-10-16 |
Site To North East Of, Lochcraigs Farm SBC Renewables · 15/00252/PP · 3.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-08-13 |
Does North Ayrshire approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 14 solar farms North Ayrshire has decided, 100% were approved (14 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in North Ayrshire?
The median time from application to decision is 1.4 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has North Ayrshire consented?
87 MW has been consented across 14 approved schemes. A further 3 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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