Knockodhar Wind Farm (100 MW)
Knockodhar Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 26 May 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 July 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 May 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 July 2023
- Operator or applicant
- REG Knockodhar Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002153
- Turbines
- 16
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Knockodhar Wind Farm, 3.5 kilometres SW/O The Village Of Barr, Girvan
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 14295
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assel Valley Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | operational | 4.6 |
| Hadyard Hill extension | wind farm | 88 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Hadyard Hill | wind farm | 120 | operational | 5.3 |
| Clauchrie Windfarm | wind farm | 100 | refused | 5.7 |
| Clauchrie Windfarm Battery | battery storage | 25 | refused | 5.7 |
| Tralorg Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 7.4 |
| Mark Hill | wind farm | 56 | operational | 9.4 |
| Kilgallioch | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (55.2108, -4.7112).