Enoch Hill, Dalmellington (11 MW battery storage)
Enoch Hill, Dalmellington is an 11 MW battery storage project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025.
11 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 August 2025record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables Uk Limited
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/0469/PP
- Address (REPD)
- Enoch Hill, 2 Wind Farm, Dalmellington
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 97 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Enoch Hill, Dalmellington - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14090
Recorded together with Enoch Hill 2 Windfarm (10 MW wind farm, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| South Kyle Wind Farm 2 | wind farm | 92.4 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Burnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 2.9 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm | wind farm | 60 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Dersalloch | wind farm | 69 | operational | 3.7 |
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 (55.3248, -4.4416).