Knockcronal Wind Farm (59.4 MW)
Knockcronal Wind Farm is a 59.4 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 5 November 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 59.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002181
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- 4.8 km south of Straiton and 17.4 km east of Girvan, Maybole
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 207 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7150
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.4 | appeal withdrawn | 0.9 |
| Knockskae Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused | 2.4 |
| Carrick Windfarm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Dersalloch | wind farm | 69 | operational | 4.9 |
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Sclenteuch Wind Farm | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Wind Farm at Sclenteuch Wind Farm | wind farm | 54 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Nethermains | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Enoch Hill, Dalmellington | battery storage | 11 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (55.2788, -4.5508).