Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) (13.2 MW wind farm)
Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) is a 13.2 MW wind farm project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 November 2000; the record was last updated on 2 October 2018.
13.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 October 2018record last updated
Dumfries and Gallowaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 February 1996 | Application submitted |
| 12 October 1998 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2000 | Operational |
| 24 May 2019 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 20
- Address (REPD)
- New Cumnock, East Ayreshire
- Council area (by location)
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Time to decision
- 139 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2711
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hare Hill Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | <0.1 |
| Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 22.5 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Sanquhar 'Six' Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.8 | abandoned | 4.1 |
| Lethans Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Ashmark Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 4.8 |
| Sandy Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | operational | 4.8 |
| Glen Water Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 5.4 |
| Sanquhar Community Windfarm | wind farm | 32.4 | operational | 5.4 |
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 (55.3628, -4.1263).