Glen Water Wind Farm (49.9 MW)
Glen Water Wind Farm is a 49.9 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 March 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 9 April 2026.
49.9 MWwind farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
9 April 2026record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 March 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 9 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Glen Water Wind Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 26/0099/PP
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Glen Water Wind Farm, 2.5km N/O Edge New Cumnock & 3.5km E/O Cumnock, N/O The A76, Cumnock
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Name in REPD
- Glen Water - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 20651
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmark Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 2.9 |
| Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 22.5 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| High Cumnock Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.2 | refused on appeal | 4.3 |
| Lethans Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Garleffan Wind Farm | wind farm | 21.6 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| Pencloe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 5.1 |
| Hare Hill Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 5.1 |
| Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) | wind farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.1 |
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 (55.3944, -4.1856).