Wardlaw Wood Solar Farm (20 MW)
Wardlaw Wood Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 November 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 November 2024.
20 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 November 2024record last updated
North Ayrshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 7 November 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 November 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower Limited
- Planning authority
- North Ayrshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/00773/PP
- Site area
- 76.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Of Wardlaw Wood Windfarm
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Wardlaw Wood - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17225
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 Windfarm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Millour Hill Community Windfarm | wind farm | 18 | operational | 1.6 |
| Millour Hill Community Windfarm (Extension) | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 2.2 |
| Wardlaw Wood | wind farm | 18 | operational | 2.3 |
| Tofts | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Swinlees Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.6 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Auld Clay | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 4.8 |
| Blackshaw Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 4.9 |
| Kelburn | wind farm | 28 | operational | 5.0 |
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 (55.7232, -4.7532).