Power plant · North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Shewalton Landfill Site Solar Farm
Shewalton Landfill Site Solar Farm is a cancelled solar power plant in North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 3 MW of capacity, operated by North Ayrshire Council.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Ayrshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Landfill Site Shewalton Road, Riverside Business Park, Irvine, Strathclyde, KA11 5AN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Nov 2015 (permit 15/00569/PP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 Oct 2015 (reference 15/00569/PP, planning authority North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Nov 2015 (granted, reference 15/00569/PP, planning authority North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | North Ayrshire Council (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 18.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.5941, -4.6420 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority North Ayrshire, reference 15/00569/PP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North Ayrshire, reference 15/00569/PP)
How it compares
Shewalton Landfill Site was cancelled before it was built: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 3 MW is not counted in their totals.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 14 substations, 5 grid connections (2 operating, 4.05 MW) and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballochmartin Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Planned | 26 km |
| Bruchag Primary | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Whiting Bay Primary | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
| Brodick Primary | Substation | — | — | 32 km |
| Glenkiln Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 33 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 45 km |
Operator and place
More from North Ayrshire Council
- Nethermains - Solar Farm7.5 MW · under construction
- Shewalton Landfill Solar Farm5 MW · under construction
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- Nethermains PV grid connection6.69 MW
- Shewalton Farm grid connection4.93 MW
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.