Renewable energy projects in East Ayrshire
62 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in East Ayrshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 6 pending, 30 approved but not running, 6 operational and 13 refused. The council refused 17 of 36 decided applications (47%; UK 19%), with a median 96 weeks from submission to decision.
62projects in the council area
6awaiting a decision
30approved, not running
47%of decisions refused
How East Ayrshire decides
| Applications | East Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (47%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 17 of 25 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 95.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 4 | — |
Projects in East Ayrshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (55)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Apr 2025 | Jun 2026 |
| Kilmarnock South Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 300 | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Kyle Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 255 | refusedupdated Jun 2010 | Oct 2004 | refused Oct 2008 | Jun 2010 |
| South Kyle Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 240 | operationalupdated Jan 2026 | Aug 2013 | granted Jun 2017 | Jan 2026 |
| North Kyle Energy Projectwind farm | wind farm | 206 | under constructionupdated Jun 2023 | Sep 2019 | granted Jun 2021 | Jun 2023 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2wind farm | wind farm | 109 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | May 2009 | granted Dec 2009 | Apr 2013 |
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estatewind farm | wind farm | 100 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
| South Kyle Wind Farm 2wind farm | wind farm | 92.4 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Pencloe Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 81 | under constructionupdated Feb 2026 | Feb 2015 | granted Dec 2018 | Feb 2026 |
| Enoch Hillwind farm | wind farm | 70 | operationalupdated Jun 2026 | Sep 2015 | granted Sep 2019 | Jun 2026 |
| Greenburn Wind Parkwind farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Mar 2020 | granted Apr 2023 | Dec 2024 |
| Galawhistlewind farm | wind farm | 66 | operationalupdated Nov 2022 | Mar 2010 | granted Aug 2012 | Nov 2022 |
| Lethans Wind Farm Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 66 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2021 | granted Aug 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Holmquarry Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 60.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Mar 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farmwind farm | wind farm | 60 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2022 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Inchbean Farm, Treeswoodhead Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 60 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Spireslack Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 59.6 | application withdrawnupdated May 2006 | May 2005 | — | May 2006 |
| Wind Farm at Sclenteuch Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 54 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Chalmerstonwind farm | wind farm | 50 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2005 | Apr 2004 | — | Jun 2005 |
| Coylton Substation, Coyltonbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Sep 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Aug 2020 | granted Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| South Kyle Wind Farm 2battery storage | battery storage | 50 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Cowans Lawwind farm | wind farm | 49.9 | refusedupdated Jun 2019 | Apr 2010 | refused Nov 2010 | Jun 2019 |
| Killoch Depot, Killoch Collierybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Glen Water Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Apr 2026 |
| The Drum Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 49.6 | refusedupdated May 2026 | Feb 2023 | refused Oct 2025 | May 2026 |
| Sneddon Law Community Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 45 | under constructionupdated Sep 2022 | Jan 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | Sep 2022 |
| Sclenteuch Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 45 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 40 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Hare Craig Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2020 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2026 |
| Over Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 | granted Jul 2023 | Sep 2020 |
| Polquhairn Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 34.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2021 | — | Apr 2026 |
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Parkwind farm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2018 | Aug 2015 | refused May 2016 | Nov 2018 |
| Electricity Substation, Bardarrochbattery storage | battery storage | 29.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| High Cumnock Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2015 | Feb 2013 | refused Dec 2014 | Sep 2015 |
| East Kingswellwind farm | wind farm | 26 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | May 2010 | refused Dec 2010 | Nov 2015 |
| Wind Farm Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 22.5 | application submittedupdated Apr 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Garleffan Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21.6 | refused on appealupdated Jan 2018 | Apr 2013 | refused Oct 2016 | Jan 2018 |
| Ashmark Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appealupdated May 2015 | Jan 2012 | refused Sep 2014 | May 2015 |
| Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21 | refusedupdated Nov 2018 | May 2018 | refused Sep 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2022 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Burnhead Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appealupdated Mar 2014 | Nov 2011 | refused Jan 2013 | Mar 2014 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2022 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Hare Craig Windfarmbattery storage | battery storage | 13.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2020 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2026 |
| Blair Data Centrewind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appealupdated Aug 2016 | Mar 2015 | refused Jul 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| Enoch Hill, Dalmellingtonbattery storage | battery storage | 11 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Greenburn Wind Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Mar 2020 | granted Apr 2023 | Dec 2024 |
| Enoch Hill 2 Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Alton Muirhouse Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appealupdated Dec 2018 | Dec 2015 | refused Jun 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 4.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Sep 2020 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 4.2 | abandonedupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2024 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Skares Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 4 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2013 | Jun 2005 | — | Nov 2013 |
| Knockshinnoch Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2020 | Jul 2014 | granted May 2017 | Jan 2020 |
| Little Kilmainwind farm | wind farm | 2.2 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2011 | — | — | Jun 2011 |
| Linburn Farmwind farm | wind farm | 1.7 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2019 | Mar 2014 | granted Nov 2015 | Oct 2019 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummnock Waste Water Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2022 |
| Auldhouseburn Farm, Muirkirksolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Kilmarnock Academy, Elmbank Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| High Park Farmwind farm | wind farm | — | refused on appealupdated Nov 2018 | Jul 2017 | — | Nov 2018 |
| Moorfield North Industrial Park, Moorfieldrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Mar 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| Elmbank Drive Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Dec 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Aldi Foodstore, Rigg Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
Postcode districts in East Ayrshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KA1 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| KA2 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 4 |
| KA3 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| KA4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| KA5 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| KA6 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| KA16 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| KA17 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| KA18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to East Ayrshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.