Straid Farm Wind Park (36.8 MW)
Straid Farm Wind Park is a 36.8 MW wind farm project in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 26 January 2016; the record was last updated on 4 February 2016.
36.8 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 February 2016record last updated
South Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2011 | Application submitted |
| 13 May 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 9 July 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 January 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- South Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 12/00090/APPM
- Appeal reference
- PPA-370-2048
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Straid Farm, Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 197 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3864
Who decides
| Applications | South Ayrshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (60%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 13 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 41.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalquhandy Windfarm | wind farm | 42 | operational | 1.3 |
| Millenderdale Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 3.4 |
| Breaker Hill | wind farm | 7.2 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| Kilgallioch | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
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 (55.1735, -4.9255).