Millour Hill Community Windfarm (18 MW)
Millour Hill Community Windfarm is an 18 MW wind farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2012; the record was last updated on 25 March 2015.
18 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 March 2015record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2009 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2011 | Construction started |
| 1 May 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 09/00424/PPM
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Baidland Hill,
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3690
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millour Hill Community Windfarm 06/01007/PP | 18 | 1 November 2006 | refused 13 January 2009 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millour Hill Community Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 0.7 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 1.3 |
| Wardlaw Wood Windfarm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Wardlaw Wood Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 3.4 |
| Swinlees Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.6 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 4.3 |
| Tofts | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Crosbie Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.2 |
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 (55.7307, -4.775).