Over Hill Wind Farm (36 MW)
Over Hill Wind Farm is a 36 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 July 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 September 2020.
36 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 September 2020record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2020 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 10 December 2021 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 July 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 July 2023 | Appeal allowed |
| 7 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- EnergieKontor (EKUK)
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/0425/PP
- Appeal reference
- 21/0020/REF
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Over Hill, New Cumnock, Cumnock, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 146 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10264
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over Hill Wind Farm 17/0395/PP | 33 | 26 May 2017 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | East Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (47%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 17 of 25 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 95.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Windfarm | wind farm | 255 | refused | 2.2 |
| North Kyle Energy Project | wind farm | 206 | under construction | 2.5 |
| Chalmerston | wind farm | 50 | application withdrawn | 3.1 |
| Polquhairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.2 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Burnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 5.8 |
| Greenburn Wind Park | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Greenburn Wind Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Pencloe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | under construction | 6.0 |
| South Kyle Wind Farm 2 | wind farm | 92.4 | application submitted | 6.5 |
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 (55.3723, -4.3418).