Galawhistle (66 MW wind farm)
Galawhistle is a 66 MW wind farm project in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 February 2017; the record was last updated on 7 November 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2010 | Application submitted |
| 8 August 2012 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 18 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Ventient (formerly Infinis)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 22
- Address (REPD)
- 7km east of Muirkirk in East Ayrshire and 4km west of Douglas in South Lanarkshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Ayrshire
- Time to decision
- 126 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4368
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spireslack Windfarm | wind farm | 59.6 | application withdrawn | 1.8 |
| Hare Craig Windfarm | wind farm | 36 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Cumberhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | operational | 3.7 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm Extension (Phase 2) | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.9 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | operational | 3.9 |
| Nutberry | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 26 | operational | 4.6 |
| Kennoxhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 62 | under construction | 5.0 |
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 (55.5396, -3.9754).