Bonnyton, Kirkton Moor Road (28 MW solar farm)
Bonnyton, Kirkton Moor Road is a 28 MW solar farm project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 April 2026.
28 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 April 2026record last updated
East Renfrewshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 February 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Advance Construction(Scotland) Limited
- Planning authority
- East Renfrewshire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/0405/TP
- Site area
- 57.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bonnyton (South Of Kirkton Moor Road And Bonnyton Golf Club) Eaglesham
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bonnyton, Kirkton Moor Road - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 18664
Who decides
| Applications | East Renfrewshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 61.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse (Eaglesham) | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 0.6 |
| Glasgow Road, Eaglesham | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Dunwan Dam, Eaglesham Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Loganswell Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 2.8 |
| Moorshield Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Middleton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 3.7 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Over Enoch Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 4.3 |
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 (55.7464, -4.3139).