Polquhairn Wind Farm (34.2 MW)
Polquhairn Wind Farm is a 34.2 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 19 April 2024; the record was last updated on 10 April 2026.
34.2 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
10 April 2026record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 19 April 2024 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 34.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 10 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Brookfield Renewable UK Limited
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/0092/PP
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Polquhairn Wind Farm B7046 From Sinclairston To U728 Glenconner Skares Cumnock
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 8822
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polquhairn Wind Farm 14/0860/PP | 22.5 | 2 December 2014 | refused 18 August 2017 |
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 | 3.7 |
| Electricity Substation, Bardarroch | battery storage | 29.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Coylton Substation, Coylton | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 5.0 |
| Over Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Burnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 6.1 |
| Chalmerston | wind farm | 50 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| North Kyle Energy Project | wind farm | 206 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
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 (55.4028, -4.4073).