Hare Craig Windfarm (36 MW)
Hare Craig Windfarm is a 36 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
36 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 January 2020 | Application submitted |
| 12 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- EnergieKontor UK
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/0001/PP
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 230 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Hare Craig, Muirkirk, Cumnock, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 128 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7261
The scheme also includes 13.9 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galawhistle | wind farm | 66 | operational | 2.3 |
| Spireslack Windfarm | wind farm | 59.6 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Nutberry | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Cumberhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | operational | 3.0 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 4.9 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 4.9 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 26 | operational | 5.0 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension (Phase 2) | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Nutberry Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (55.556, -3.9978).