Linfairn Wind Farm (54.4 MW)
Linfairn Wind Farm is a 54.4 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 3 September 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 20 July 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 26 July 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 July 2018 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 54.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 3 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Willow Wind Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00004192
- Appeal reference
- WIN-370-1
- Turbines
- 17
- Turbine height
- 127 m
- Address (REPD)
- Straiton
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 146 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4204
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockcronal Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.4 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Knockskae Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused | 2.6 |
| Dersalloch | wind farm | 69 | operational | 4.3 |
| Carrick Windfarm | wind farm | 86 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Sclenteuch Wind Farm | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Wind Farm at Sclenteuch Wind Farm | wind farm | 54 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Nethermains | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.0 |
| Enoch Hill 2 Windfarm | wind farm | 10 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
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 (55.2866, -4.5492).