GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project (7.5 MW)
GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 June 2013; the record was last updated on 3 October 2013.
7.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 October 2013record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 January 2010 | Application submitted |
| 1 May 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 June 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Glaxosmithkline
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 09/00878/PP
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Shewalton Road Riverside Business Park Irvine Ayrshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 121 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3841
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 Shewalton Road | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 0.4 |
| Shewalton Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 1.0 |
| Dunlop Place, Meadowhead Industrial Estate | wind turbine | 7 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Olympic Business Park, Dundonald - 2 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 8.5 | refused | 2.0 |
| Wee Minnemoer, Millport Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Nethermains Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Ardeer Peninsula, Ardeer | wind farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Kilwinning Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Ardoch Farm | battery storage | 20 | 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 (55.5979, -4.6339).