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Solar, wind and battery projects near Cumnock (KA18)

13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of KA18 (East Ayrshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Pencloe Wind Farm (81 MW wind farm, under construction since 1 February 2024), 9.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

13projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of KA18

Projects of 1 MW and more (11)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
High Cumnock Wind Farmwind farmwind farm27.2refused on appealupdated Sep 2015Feb 2013refused Dec 2014Sep 2015East Ayrshire3.1
Garleffan Wind Farmwind farmwind farm21.6refused on appealupdated Jan 2018Apr 2013refused Oct 2016Jan 2018East Ayrshire4.6
Greenburn Wind Parkwind farmwind farm67.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024Mar 2020granted Apr 2023Dec 2024East Ayrshire5.5
Greenburn Wind Parkbattery storagebattery storage10approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024Mar 2020granted Apr 2023Dec 2024East Ayrshire5.5
The Drum Wind Farmwind farmwind farm49.6refusedupdated May 2026Feb 2023refused Oct 2025May 2026East Ayrshire5.6
Skares Windfarmwind farmwind farm4application withdrawnupdated Nov 2013Jun 2005—Nov 2013East Ayrshire6.2
Glen Water Wind Farmwind farmwind farm49.9application submittedupdated Apr 2026Mar 2026—Apr 2026East Ayrshire7.3
Knockshinnoch Wind Farmwind farmwind farm4approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2020Jul 2014granted May 2017Jan 2020East Ayrshire7.5
Pencloe Wind Farmwind farmwind farm81under constructionupdated Feb 2026Feb 2015granted Dec 2018Feb 2026East Ayrshire9.2
Ashmark Hill Wind Farmwind farmwind farm21refused on appealupdated May 2015Jan 2012refused Sep 2014May 2015East Ayrshire9.4
Lethans Wind Farm Extensionwind farmwind farm66approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2021granted Aug 2024Feb 2026East Ayrshire9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Cummnock Waste Water Treatment Workssolar farmsolar farm0.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022Mar 2023granted Jun 2023Jul 2022East Ayrshire2.6
High Park Farmwind farmwind farm—refused on appealupdated Nov 2018Jul 2017—Nov 2018East Ayrshire8.9

Distance from the average position of the KA18 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm101000.5
Wind farm111405268
Battery storage1010010

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How East Ayrshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsEast AyrshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3610,236
Refused17 (47%)19%
Solar refused0 of 612%
Onshore wind refused17 of 2545%
Battery storage refused0 of 516%
Median time from submission to decision95.7 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed11 / 4—

All projects in East 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 KA18, 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.

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