Rigghill Wind Farm (42 MW)
Rigghill Wind Farm is a 42 MW wind farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 29 March 2021; the record was last updated on 7 May 2021.
42 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
7 May 2021record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 29 March 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Burcote Wind
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 20/00248/PPM
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Site To East Of Fardens, Skelmorlie, Strathclyde
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7511
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leapmoor Forest | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Waterhead Moor | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Berfern Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 5.1 |
| Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (55.8555, -4.8535).