Assel Valley Wind Farm (25 MW)
Assel Valley Wind Farm is a 25 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 October 2016; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
25 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
South Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2011 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 3 September 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 September 2013 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 May 2015 | Construction started |
| 28 October 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/00564/APPM
- Appeal reference
- 13/00008/8WEEK
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- Pinmore, Girvan, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 118 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4645
Who decides
| Applications | South Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (60%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 41.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tralorg Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 3.1 |
| Hadyard Hill | wind farm | 120 | operational | 4.5 |
| Knockodhar Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Hadyard Hill extension | wind farm | 88 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Kilgallioch | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Millenderdale Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 8.2 |
| Breaker Hill | wind farm | 7.2 | refused on appeal | 9.2 |
| Kirk Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operational | 9.2 |
| Clauchrie Windfarm Battery | battery storage | 25 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (55.2265, -4.7787).