Nethermains (5 MW solar farm)
Nethermains is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 19 February 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
19 February 2019record last updated
South Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2019
- Operator or applicant
- North Ayrshire Council
- Planning authority
- South Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00568/PP
- Site area
- 24.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nethermains Landfill, Irvine, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5812
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockskae Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused | 5.1 |
| Kirk Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.8 | operational | 5.4 |
| Craiginmoddie Wind Farm | wind farm | 92.4 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Linfairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.4 | appeal withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Hadyard Hill extension | wind farm | 88 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Knockcronal Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.4 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Hadyard Hill | wind farm | 120 | operational | 7.4 |
| Wind Farm at Sclenteuch Wind Farm | wind farm | 54 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
| Sclenteuch Wind Farm | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (55.3067, -4.6544).