Waterhead Moor (72.5 MW wind farm)
Waterhead Moor is a 72.5 MW wind farm project in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 31 October 2011; the record was last updated on 31 October 2011. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2011 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 72.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 29
- Address (REPD)
- North of Largs, Ayreshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Ayrshire
- REPD reference
- 3279
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigghill Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 4.5 |
| Leapmoor Forest | wind farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Wings Law | wind farm | 48 | appeal withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Berfern Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 7.7 |
| Inverclyde Wind Farm (Corlic Hill) | wind farm | 24 | operational | 7.9 |
| Auchentiber Road | battery storage | 700 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Dougliehill Water Treatment Works, Dougliehill Road | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Knockair, Dougliehill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 10.0 |
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 (55.8537, -4.7808).