Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm (20 MW)
Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 30 April 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Falck Renewables / REG Windpower
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004523
- Address (REPD)
- Knockkippen Moss
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 149 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11675
The scheme also includes 60 MW of wind farm, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 2.8 |
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Enoch Hill, Dalmellington | battery storage | 11 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Enoch Hill 2 Windfarm | wind farm | 10 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Wind Farm at Sclenteuch Wind Farm | wind farm | 54 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Sclenteuch Wind Farm | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 4.7 |
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 (55.348, -4.4673).