Knoweside Hill (19.5 MW wind farm)
Knoweside Hill is a 19.5 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 27 September 2011; the record was last updated on 27 September 2011.
19.5 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
27 September 2011record last updated
South Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2011 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 19.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2011
- Operator or applicant
- H J Banks and Co Ltd
- Planning authority
- South Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Knoweside Hill, Near Dunure
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 2920
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craiginmoddie Wind Farm | wind farm | 92.4 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Kirk Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operational | 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 (55.3836, -4.7368).