Sneddon Law Community Wind Farm (45 MW)
Sneddon Law Community Wind Farm is a 45 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 July 2022; the record was last updated on 23 September 2022.
45 MWwind farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 September 2022record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 January 2012 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/0967/PP
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Sneddon Law Off Hemphill Road Moscow
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4128
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowans Law | wind farm | 49.9 | refused | <0.1 |
| Alton Muirhouse Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 | wind farm | 109 | operational | 4.9 |
| East Kingswell | wind farm | 26 | refused | 5.2 |
| Blair Data Centre | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 6.0 |
| Glenouther Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1 | wind farm | 108 | operational | 7.8 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 3 | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 7.8 |
| Land East Of Shieldhill Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
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 (55.6431, -4.3947).