Hunterston Test Centre (13 MW wind farm)
Hunterston Test Centre is a 13 MW wind farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: decommissioned; the record was last updated on 5 November 2019.
13 MWwind farm
decommissionedstatus in REPD
5 November 2019record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Application submitted |
| 14 February 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 March 2013 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- decommissioned
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Enterprise/SSE
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/00679/PPM
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- Hunterston Construction Yard Fairlie Largs Ayrshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4609
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| Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2) | wind turbine | 8 | application withdrawn | 0.3 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | wind farm | 98 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Hunterston Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Land at Hunterston Estate | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.4 |
| Hunterstone | wind farm | 30 | refused | 3.2 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 5.4 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 5.6 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 6.3 |
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 (55.736, -4.888).