Hadyard Hill extension (88 MW wind farm)
Hadyard Hill extension is an 88 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 21 November 2017; the record was last updated on 30 November 2017. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 November 2017 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 88 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00003118
- Turbines
- 22
- Turbine height
- 127 m
- Address (REPD)
- Hadyard Hill , east of Girvan , South Ayrshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 3375
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadyard Hill | wind farm | 120 | operational | 0.6 |
| Assel Valley Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 4.7 |
| Knockodhar Wind Farm | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Tralorg Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 5.3 |
| Kirk Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operational | 5.8 |
| Nethermains | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Kilgallioch | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Knockskae Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused | 9.0 |
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 (55.2547, -4.7235).