Planning application
Site To North Of Whitehill Dalry North Ayrshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for EIA Scoping Opinion for proposed wind farm development consisting of 5 no. turbines up to 200m to blade tip height, and associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 26/00431/EIA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00431/EIA
- Type
- Env Impact Assessment Scoping/Screening
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- North Coast And Cumbraes
- Parish
- Fairlie Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by North Ayrshire
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24 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Ayrshire took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
- Gla consultation response
- Natsco consultation response
- Further histsc consultation response
- Wsas consultation response
- Modwt consultation response
- Wireframe visualisations.
- Wireframe visualisations.
- Histsc consultation response
- Viewpoints
- Arqv consultation response
- Sepa consultation response
- Further nats consultation response
- Roads consultation response
- Water consultation response
- Eh consultation response
- Nac biodiversity officer consultation response
- Prestw consultation response
- Dalryc consultation response
- Nats consultation response
- Jrc consultation response
- Hse consultation response
- Blade tip height ztv (200 m) and visual receptors
- Scoping layout
- Designated heritage assets within the inner study area
- Peat depths
- Blade tip height ztv (200 m) and landscape character types (lcts)
- Hub height ztv (118 m) and visual receptors
- Heritage assets within the site
- Designated heritage assets within the outer study area
- Designated heritage assets within the inner study area
- Cultural heritage visualisation locations
- Eia scoping report
- Cumulative wind farm developments
- Designated heritage assets within the inner study area
- Ecologically designated sites within 5 km and 10 km of the site
- Designated heritage assets within the outer study area
- Designated heritage assets within the inner study area
- Naturescot peatland classification
- Scoping study area and proposed lvia study area
- Site location
- Blade tip height ztv (200 m) and landscape character types (lcts) legend
- Hub height ztv (118 m) and visual receptors within 20 km
- Blade tip height ztv (200 m) and visual receptors within 20 km
- Designated heritage assets within the outer study area
- Ornithology survey areas
- Hydrology overview
- Non-designated heritage assets within the inner study area
- Designated heritage assets within the outer study area
- Request for eia screening opinion application form
- Blade tip height ztv (200 m), designated landscapes and wild land
- Designated heritage assets within the outer study area
- Ecological survey area
- Designated heritage assets within the inner study area
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Ayrshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Ayrshire decided outline applications in a median of 15 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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