Crosbie Wind Farm (98 MW)
Crosbie Wind Farm is a 98 MW wind farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 98 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Galileo Green Energy Scotland Limited (GGE Scotland)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004981
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Kaim Hill, Fairlie, Largs
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 15795
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosbie Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 0.1 |
| Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2) | wind turbine | 8 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Hunterston Test Centre | wind farm | 13 | decommissioned | 1.9 |
| Hunterston Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Hunterstone | wind farm | 30 | refused | 2.5 |
| Land at Hunterston Estate | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.5 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 4.0 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 4.1 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (55.735, -4.8576).