Breaker Hill (7.2 MW wind farm)
Breaker Hill is a 7.2 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 2 February 2015; the record was last updated on 12 March 2015.
7.2 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
12 March 2015record last updated
South Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 September 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 2 February 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 12 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Prospect Developments
- Planning authority
- South Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/01310/APP
- Appeal reference
- PPA-370-2043
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- The site is located 8km South of Girvan between Pinwherry and Colmonell
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4102
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaker Hill 09/00979/APP | 19.5 | 4 September 2009 | refused 15 March 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millenderdale Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 1.7 |
| Dalquhandy Windfarm | wind farm | 42 | operational | 3.5 |
| Straid Farm Wind Park | wind farm | 36.8 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| Kilgallioch | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Mark Hill | wind farm | 56 | operational | 8.4 |
| Assel Valley Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (55.1607, -4.8663).