Ashmark Hill Wind Farm (21 MW)
Ashmark Hill Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 11 May 2015; the record was last updated on 18 May 2015.
21 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
18 May 2015record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 January 2012 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 November 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 11 May 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 18 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/0983/PP
- Appeal reference
- PPA-190-2042
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- 3km south west of New Cumnock in East Ayrshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 136 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4451
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 22.5 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 2.2 |
| Enoch Hill | wind farm | 70 | operational | 2.7 |
| Glen Water Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Pencloe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | under construction | 3.0 |
| Hare Hill Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 4.8 |
| Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) | wind farm | 13.2 | operational | 4.8 |
| Greenburn Wind Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Greenburn Wind Park | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (55.37, -4.201).