Knockskae Wind Farm (25.3 MW)
Knockskae Wind Farm is a 25.3 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 April 2017; the record was last updated on 2 May 2017.
25.3 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 May 2017record last updated
South Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2015 | Application submitted |
| 19 April 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- PNE Wind UK
- Planning authority
- South Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/01216/APPM
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine height
- 126 m
- Address (REPD)
- Clauchrie Hill, approximately, 4KM south of Cloyntie, Maybole, Strathclyde, Scotland
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4610
Who decides
| Applications | South Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (60%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 41.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockcronal Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.4 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Linfairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.4 | appeal withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Carrick Windfarm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Nethermains | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.1 |
| Dersalloch | wind farm | 69 | operational | 6.9 |
| Wind Farm at Sclenteuch Wind Farm | wind farm | 54 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Sclenteuch Wind Farm | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Hadyard Hill extension | wind farm | 88 | application withdrawn | 9.0 |
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 (55.2802, -4.5888).