Wind Farm Extension (22.5 MW)
Wind Farm Extension is a 22.5 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 18 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Pencloe Wind Farm
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005185
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Pencloe Wind Farm
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Name in REPD
- Pencloe Wind Farm - Wind Farm Extension
- REPD reference
- 17017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmark Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 1.7 |
| Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 2.1 |
| Hare Hill Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 3.5 |
| Hare Hill (East Ayrshire) | wind farm | 13.2 | operational | 3.5 |
| Enoch Hill | wind farm | 70 | operational | 3.5 |
| Glen Water Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Pencloe Wind Farm | wind farm | 81 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Afton Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | operational | 5.4 |
| Windy Standard I Repower | wind farm | 49.6 | approved, not built | 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 (55.3599, -4.1807).