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Solar, wind and battery projects near Dundonald (KA2)

27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of KA2 (East Ayrshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 18 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Kilmarnock Battery Energy Storage System (500 MW battery storage, approved on 7 April 2025, not yet built), 8.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

27projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
18approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of KA2

Projects of 1 MW and more (18)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Olympic Business Park, Dundonald - 2 Wind Turbineswind farmwind farm8.5refusedupdated Jan 2025Jan 2024refused Dec 2024Jan 2025South Ayrshire2.5
Hillhouse Quarry, Railway Bridgesolar farmsolar farm3application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024Jun 2024—Jun 2024South Ayrshire2.6
GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project (Turbine 4)wind turbinewind turbine2.5operationalupdated May 2015Nov 2012granted Jun 2013May 2015North Ayrshire3.2
Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Roadsolar farmsolar farm19.9under constructionupdated Mar 2023Mar 2019granted Jun 2019Mar 2023North Ayrshire3.8
Holmquarry Roadbattery storagebattery storage60.4approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025Mar 2024granted Jul 2025Oct 2025East Ayrshire4.1
Shewalton Roadwind farmwind farm3under constructionupdated Mar 2023Mar 2019granted May 2019Mar 2023North Ayrshire4.2
GlaxoSmithKline Wind Projectwind farmwind farm7.5operationalupdated Oct 2013Jan 2010granted May 2012Oct 2013North Ayrshire4.2
Shewalton Landfill Sitesolar farmsolar farm3abandonedupdated Feb 2019Oct 2015granted Nov 2015Feb 2019North Ayrshire4.9
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant, Meadowhead Roadsolar farmsolar farm1.6approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024May 2024granted Jun 2024Jun 2024North Ayrshire4.9
Dunlop Place, Meadowhead Industrial Estatewind turbinewind turbine7application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025North Ayrshire5.1
Shewalton Landfill Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5under constructionupdated Feb 2024May 2023granted Jun 2023Feb 2024North Ayrshire5.2
Inchbean Farm, Treeswoodhead Roadbattery storagebattery storage60approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Nov 2023granted Jun 2025Jul 2025East Ayrshire6.1
Kilmarnock South Substationbattery storagebattery storage300operationalupdated Mar 2026Feb 2022—Mar 2026East Ayrshire6.6
Ardagh Glass Limitedrooftop solarrooftop solar1approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Jul 2021granted Aug 2021Dec 2021North Ayrshire6.7
Wee Minnemoer, Millport Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm19approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Feb 2023granted Feb 2024Feb 2024North Ayrshire7.0
Nethermains Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm7.5under constructionupdated Feb 2024May 2023—Feb 2024North Ayrshire7.0
Kilmarnock Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storagebattery storage500approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Sep 2023granted Apr 2025Jun 2026East Ayrshire8.5
Camsiscan Farm, Craigiebattery storagebattery storage350approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Nov 2022granted Jan 2024Feb 2024South Ayrshire8.8
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Moorfield North Industrial Park, Moorfieldrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021Jan 2021granted Mar 2021Feb 2021East Ayrshire2.1
Symington Place, Riverside Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023Jan 2023granted Feb 2023Mar 2023North Ayrshire4.5
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plantsolar farmsolar farm0.3approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2026granted Apr 2026May 2026North Ayrshire4.9
Kilmarnock Academy, Elmbank Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023Oct 2023granted Nov 2023Nov 2023East Ayrshire4.9
Elmbank Drive Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar—operationalupdated Dec 2021Jan 2021granted Aug 2021Dec 2021East Ayrshire5.0
Hillhouse Quarry, Railway Bridgebattery storagebattery storage0.5application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024Jun 2024—Jun 2024North Ayrshire5.2
Gailes Pumping Station, Gailes - PhotoVoltaic Solar Panelssolar farmsolar farm0.3approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023Jul 2023granted Aug 2023Aug 2023North Ayrshire6.1
Sainsburys Stores Limited, Ayr Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Aug 2023granted Sep 2023Sep 2023North Ayrshire6.4
Merck Kgaa, Second Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023Jun 2023granted Jul 2023Jul 2023North Ayrshire6.5

Distance from the average position of the KA2 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 farm9170056.6
Rooftop solar706102
Wind farm301113
Wind turbine210107
Battery storage61410971

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 KA2, 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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