Shewalton Landfill Solar Farm (5 MW)
Shewalton Landfill Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 6 February 2024; the record was last updated on 13 February 2024.
5 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
13 February 2024record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 15 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 February 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 13 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- North Ayrshire Council
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00318/PP
- Site area
- 18.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Landfill Site Shewalton Road, Riverside Business Park, Irvine
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13250
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline Wind Project | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Dunlop Place, Meadowhead Industrial Estate | wind turbine | 7 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Road | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Wee Minnemoer, Millport Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Nethermains Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | under construction | 2.3 |
| Olympic Business Park, Dundonald - 2 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 8.5 | refused | 3.0 |
| Ardeer Peninsula, Ardeer | wind farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Kilwinning Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Ardoch Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
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 (55.5979, -4.6505).