Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2) (8 MW wind turbine)
Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2) is an 8 MW wind turbine project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 4 August 2016; the record was last updated on 1 September 2016.
8 MWwind turbine
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 September 2016record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 January 2016 | Application submitted |
| 4 August 2016 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind turbine
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Enterprise/SSE
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 16/00060/PP
- Turbines
- 1
- Turbine height
- 220 m
- Address (REPD)
- Hunterston Construction Yard, Fairlie Largs, Largs
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 6080
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunterston Test Centre | wind farm | 13 | decommissioned | 0.3 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | wind farm | 98 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Hunterston Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Land at Hunterston Estate | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.2 |
| Hunterstone | wind farm | 30 | refused | 3.2 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 5.1 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 5.5 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 6.1 |
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 (55.734, -4.8842).