Solar, wind and battery projects near Troon (KA10)
22 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of KA10 (South Ayrshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 14 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Road (19.9 MW solar farm, under construction since 4 October 2021), 5.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of KA10
Projects of 1 MW and more (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant, Meadowhead Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 | North Ayrshire | 3.3 |
| Dunlop Place, Meadowhead Industrial Estatewind turbine | wind turbine | 7 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | North Ayrshire | 4.0 |
| Shewalton Landfill Sitesolar farm | solar farm | 3 | abandonedupdated Feb 2019 | Oct 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Feb 2019 | North Ayrshire | 4.7 |
| Hillhouse Quarry, Railway Bridgesolar farm | solar farm | 3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jun 2024 | South Ayrshire | 4.9 |
| GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project (Turbine 4)wind turbine | wind turbine | 2.5 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Nov 2012 | granted Jun 2013 | May 2015 | North Ayrshire | 5.0 |
| Shewalton Roadwind farm | wind farm | 3 | under constructionupdated Mar 2023 | Mar 2019 | granted May 2019 | Mar 2023 | North Ayrshire | 5.0 |
| Olympic Business Park, Dundonald - 2 Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 8.5 | refusedupdated Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | refused Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | South Ayrshire | 5.1 |
| Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under constructionupdated Mar 2023 | Mar 2019 | granted Jun 2019 | Mar 2023 | North Ayrshire | 5.2 |
| Shewalton Landfill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | under constructionupdated Feb 2024 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Feb 2024 | North Ayrshire | 5.3 |
| GlaxoSmithKline Wind Projectwind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2013 | Jan 2010 | granted May 2012 | Oct 2013 | North Ayrshire | 5.3 |
| Wee Minnemoer, Millport Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 19 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Feb 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 | North Ayrshire | 7.2 |
| Nethermains Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | under constructionupdated Feb 2024 | May 2023 | — | Feb 2024 | North Ayrshire | 7.2 |
| Ardagh Glass Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Jul 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Dec 2021 | North Ayrshire | 7.4 |
| Halls Burnwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.5 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2016 | Dec 2014 | — | Jan 2016 | North Ayrshire | 8.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillhouse Quarry, Railway Bridgebattery storage | battery storage | 0.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jun 2024 | North Ayrshire | 2.1 |
| Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plantsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | North Ayrshire | 3.6 |
| Gailes Pumping Station, Gailes - PhotoVoltaic Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | North Ayrshire | 4.2 |
| Symington Place, Riverside Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | North Ayrshire | 5.4 |
| Merck Kgaa, Second Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | North Ayrshire | 6.2 |
| Sainsburys Stores Limited, Ayr Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | North Ayrshire | 6.2 |
| Air Traffic Control Centre, Fresson Avenuesolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | South Ayrshire | 6.8 |
| Moorfield North Industrial Park, Moorfieldrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Mar 2021 | Feb 2021 | East Ayrshire | 9.1 |
Distance from the average position of the KA10 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| Rooftop solar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wind turbine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How South Ayrshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | South Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (60%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 41.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
All projects in South Ayrshire
Is the status up to date?
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. Near KA10, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.