East Ayrshire: energy planning applications
47 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for East Ayrshire, 1.1 GW in all. 10 still in planning.
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Every application in East Ayrshire, newest first
- Glen Water - Wind Farm
- Breezy Hill, North Kyle Forest Estate - BESS
- Aldi Foodstore, Rigg Street - Solar Panels
- Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbine
- Electricity Substation, Bardarroch - Battery Energy Storage
- Coylton Substation, Coylton - Battery Energy Storage
- Kilmarnock Academy, Elmbank Drive - Solar PV System
- Enoch Hill 2 Windfarm
- Enoch Hill, Dalmellington - Battery Storage
- Cummnock Waste Water Treatment Works - Solar Panels
- The Drum Wind Farm
- Auldhouseburn Farm, Muirkirk - Solar Panels
- Killoch Depot, Killoch Colliery - Battery Storage
- Ochiltree - Battery Sorage
- Elmbank Drive Solar Panels
- Polquhairn Wind Farm
- Moorfield North Industrial Park, Moorfield
- Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbine
- Over Hill Wind Farm
- Hare Craig Windfarm
- Hare Craig Windfarm
- Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm
- High Park Farm
- Over Hill Wind Farm
- Lorg Windfarm
- Alton Muirhouse Farm
- Glenouther Renewable Energy Park
- Blair Data Centre
- Polquhairn Wind Farm
- Knockshinnoch Wind Farm
- Linburn Farm
- Linburn Farm (resubmission)
- Garleffan Wind Farm
- High Cumnock Wind Farm
- Ashmark Hill Wind Farm
- Sneddon Law Community Wind Farm
- Burnhead Wind Farm
- East Kingswell
- Cowans Law
- Burnhead Wind Farm
- Penbreck & Carmacoup Forest
- Cowans Law
- Hare Hill Extension
- Skares Windfarm
- Chalmerston
- Hare Hill (East Ayrshire)
- Little Kilmain
Latest decisions
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
- Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbine
- The Drum Wind Farm
- Polquhairn Wind Farm
- Nether Carswell Cottage Wind Turbine
- Over Hill Wind Farm
- Ashmark Hill Community Wind Farm
- High Park Farm
- Alton Muirhouse Farm
- Glenouther Renewable Energy Park
- Blair Data Centre
- Polquhairn Wind Farm
- Linburn Farm
- Garleffan Wind Farm
- High Cumnock Wind Farm
- Ashmark Hill Wind Farm
- Burnhead Wind Farm
- East Kingswell
- Cowans Law
- Skares Windfarm
- Chalmerston
- Little Kilmain
Incidents on the register near East Ayrshire's applications
11 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Fire at electricity sub-station prompts evacuation in Kilmarnock
- Worker dies after fall from turbine at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow
- Arson fire at Paisley substation cuts power to homes and a care home
- Deliberate fire at Govan substation cuts power to 1,000 homes
- Fire at Napier Drive substation Govan destroys distribution box
- Substation fire in Govan leaves homes without power
- Investigation begins after turbine fire at Ardrossan wind farm
- Suspected arson fire destroys Cambuslang substation, cutting power to 2,500 homes
- West Nile Street substation fire prompts evacuation of nearby retail store
- Component failure causes loud bang at Western Link substation near Hunterston
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in East Ayrshire, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.