Carrick Windfarm (86 MW)
Carrick Windfarm is an 86 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status: refused on 5 November 2025 (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 6 December 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 November 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2025 | Refused (Scottish Ministers) |
Status source: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 86 MW
- Status
- refused (Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- ScottishPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003392
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land within Carrick Forest, Kilmarnock
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 7874
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockcronal Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.4 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Knockskae Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused | 4.9 |
| Linfairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.4 | appeal withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Dersalloch | wind farm | 69 | operational | 8.3 |
| Nethermains | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.6 |
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other 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 (55.2404, -4.5574).