The Drum Wind Farm (49.6 MW)
The Drum Wind Farm is a 49.6 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 October 2025; the record was last updated on 8 May 2026.
49.6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
8 May 2026record last updated
East Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Estate (UK) Ltd
- Planning authority
- East Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/0792/PP
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 220 m
- Address (REPD)
- The Drum Wind Farm, Cumnock
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 135 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13393
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garleffan Wind Farm | wind farm | 21.6 | refused on appeal | 4.2 |
| High Cumnock Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.2 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Lethans Wind Farm | wind farm | 106 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Lethans Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 66 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Glen Water Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.6 |
| Glenmuckloch Wind Farm | wind farm | 33.6 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
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 (55.4699, -4.1585).