Craiginmoddie Wind Farm (92.4 MW)
Craiginmoddie Wind Farm is a 92.4 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 5 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 92.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002196
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Craiginmoddie U27 From B741 Junction At Cloyntie To U66 Junction At South Balloch Maybole South Ayrshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 250 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7877
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoweside Hill | wind farm | 19.5 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Nethermains | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.6 |
| Kirk Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (55.3545, -4.6811).