Whitelaw Brae Wind Farm (57 MW)
Whitelaw Brae Wind Farm is a 57 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2025; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 December 2017 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 7 December 2017 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 October 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Thrive Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00002090
- Appeal reference
- WIN-140-4
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 136 m
- Address (REPD)
- Whitelaw Brae Wind Farm, Tweedsmuir, Biggar,
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 150 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 3317
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 50.4 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Tweed Valley, Southern Uplands - Oliver Forest Wind Farm | battery storage | 23 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) | wind farm | 173 | operational | 4.8 |
| Clyde Wind Farm | wind farm | 350 | operational | 5.3 |
| Earlshaugh Wind Farm | wind farm | 55.2 | abandoned | 7.1 |
| Glenkerie Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 15 | permission expired | 8.0 |
| Glenkerie Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | operational | 8.0 |
| Grayside Wind Farm | wind farm | 147 | application submitted | 9.2 |
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 (55.478, -3.4882).