Solar, wind and battery projects near Mauchline (KA5)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of KA5 (East Ayrshire): 8 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Kilmarnock Battery Energy Storage System (500 MW battery storage, approved on 7 April 2025, not yet built), 7.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of KA5
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | East Ayrshire | 6.1 |
| Camsiscan Farm, Craigiebattery storage | battery storage | 350 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | South Ayrshire | 6.2 |
| Kilmarnock Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Apr 2025 | Jun 2026 | East Ayrshire | 7.5 |
| Coylton Substation, Coyltonbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Sep 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Sep 2024 | East Ayrshire | 7.5 |
| Electricity Substation, Bardarrochbattery storage | battery storage | 29.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 | East Ayrshire | 7.7 |
| Inchbean Farm, Treeswoodhead Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 60 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | East Ayrshire | 8.9 |
| Kilmarnock South Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 300 | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2026 | East Ayrshire | 9.0 |
| Skares Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 4 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2013 | Jun 2005 | — | Nov 2013 | East Ayrshire | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterkine House, Annbanksolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | South Ayrshire | 7.7 |
| 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 | East Ayrshire | 9.0 |
Distance from the average position of the KA5 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1,040 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How East Ayrshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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 KA5, 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.