Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Road (19.9 MW solar farm)
Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Road is a 19.9 MW solar farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 4 October 2021; the record was last updated on 28 March 2023.
19.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
28 March 2023record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 March 2019 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 October 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 28 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Glaxosmithkline
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 19/00163/PP
- Site area
- 23.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Glaxosmithkline, Shewalton Road, Irvine, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7232
Who decides
| Applications | North Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 0.4 |
| Shewalton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Dunlop Place, Meadowhead Industrial Estate | wind turbine | 7 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Olympic Business Park, Dundonald - 2 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 8.5 | refused | 1.6 |
| Wee Minnemoer, Millport Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Nethermains Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Holmquarry Road | battery storage | 60.4 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Ardeer Peninsula, Ardeer | wind farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Kilwinning Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
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 (55.5964, -4.6283).