Blair Data Centre (13.8 MW wind farm)
Blair Data Centre is a 13.8 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 12 July 2016; the record was last updated on 2 August 2016.
13.8 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
2 August 2016record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 12 July 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 12 July 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 2 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Green Cat Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/0173/PP
- Appeal reference
- PPA-190-2057
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Blair Farm, Glasgow Road, Kilmarnock
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 67 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3342
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 1.3 |
| East Kingswell | wind farm | 26 | refused | 3.5 |
| Land East Of Shieldhill Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Moorshield Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Cowans Law | wind farm | 49.9 | refused | 6.0 |
| Sneddon Law Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | under construction | 6.0 |
| Harelaw Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 117 | refused | 7.0 |
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 (55.696, -4.4092).