Cowans Law (49.9 MW wind farm)
Cowans Law is a 49.9 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 November 2010; the record was last updated on 10 June 2019.
49.9 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
10 June 2019record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 April 2010 | Application submitted |
| 4 November 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 10 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower (Community Wind Power)
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 10/0345/PP
- Turbines
- 20
- Address (REPD)
- Hemphill Road, Moscow, Galston,
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3476
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowans Law 08/0645/F | 49.9 | 28 July 2008 | refused 24 June 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneddon Law Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | under construction | <0.1 |
| Alton Muirhouse Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 | wind farm | 109 | operational | 4.9 |
| East Kingswell | wind farm | 26 | refused | 5.2 |
| Blair Data Centre | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 6.0 |
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1 | wind farm | 108 | operational | 7.8 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 3 | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 7.8 |
| Land East Of Shieldhill Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
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 (55.6431, -4.3947).