South Kyle Wind Farm 2 (92.4 MW)
South Kyle Wind Farm 2 is a 92.4 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 92.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003429
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- N/W of South Kyle wind farm, Ayr
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 10708
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate | wind farm | 100 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Enoch Hill 2 Windfarm | wind farm | 10 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Enoch Hill, Dalmellington | battery storage | 11 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Burnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 3.3 |
| Chalmerston | wind farm | 50 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| North Kyle Energy Project | wind farm | 206 | under construction | 3.9 |
| Dersalloch Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Knockkippen Wind, Solar & Battery Farm | wind farm | 60 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
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 (55.3232, -4.3962).