Swinlees Wind Farm (25.6 MW)
Swinlees Wind Farm is a 25.6 MW wind farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 February 2026.
25.6 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 February 2026record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- The Farm Energy Partnership
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/00843/PPM
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- South Hourat Farm Dalry
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 15412
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardlaw Wood Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Wardlaw Wood Windfarm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Hunterston | battery storage | 5 | abandoned | 3.4 |
| Millour Hill Community Windfarm | wind farm | 18 | operational | 3.5 |
| Millour Hill Community Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 3.5 |
| Tofts | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 4.8 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 4.9 |
| Wings Law | wind farm | 48 | appeal withdrawn | 5.6 |
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 (55.7488, -4.7291).