Ardoch Farm (20 MW battery storage)
Ardoch Farm is a 20 MW battery storage project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 April 2025.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
1 April 2025record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 19 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Capbal
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/00941/PPM
- Address (REPD)
- Ardoch Farm, Kilwinning, Ayrshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 17926
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardoch Farm 18/00445/PPP | 20 | 17 May 2018 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | North Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilwinning Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Flemyland Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| North West Of Jameston Farm | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Castlehill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.0 |
| Benthead Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 63 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Site To North East Of, Lochcraigs Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Auld Clay | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 4.1 |
| Ardeer | wind farm | 22 | application withdrawn | 4.2 |
| Ardeer Peninsula, Ardeer | wind farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.6646, -4.6843).