Land at Hunterston Estate (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Hunterston Estate is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 29 January 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
29 January 2019record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 November 2015 | Application submitted |
| 15 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 29 January 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Hunterston Estates
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00487/PP
- Site area
- 28.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Campbelton Bungalow, Hunterston Estate, (Site To South East Of), West Kilbride, Strathclyde, Scotland
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5874
Who decides
| Applications | North Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 21 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunterston Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Hunterston Test Centre (Phase 2) | wind turbine | 8 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Hunterston Test Centre | wind farm | 13 | decommissioned | 2.4 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | wind farm | 98 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Hunterstone | wind farm | 30 | refused | 4.9 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 5.5 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 6.4 |
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 (55.715, -4.8766).