Sclenteuch Wind Farm (45 MW)
Sclenteuch Wind Farm is a 45 MW battery storage project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 16 December 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003318
- Address (REPD)
- Sclenteuch Wind Farm, Cumnock
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 179 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11987
Recorded together with Wind Farm at Sclenteuch Wind Farm (54 MW wind farm, approved, not built).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm | wind farm | 60 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Dersalloch | wind farm | 69 | operational | 3.8 |
| Enoch Hill, Dalmellington | battery storage | 11 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Enoch Hill 2 Windfarm | wind farm | 10 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Burnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Linfairn Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.4 | appeal withdrawn | 5.9 |
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 (55.3357, -4.5131).