Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension (50 MW)
Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension is a 50 MW battery storage project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2021; the record was last updated on 21 February 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 January 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 June 2019 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 October 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables (formerly Arcus Consultancy Services)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000729
- Address (REPD)
- Eaglesham Moor, Whitelee Forest, Fenwick Moor, East Kilbride, South of Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- South Lanarkshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7174
Recorded together with Whitelee (322 MW wind farm, operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin South Business Park, Hurlawcrook Road | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Langlands Gate, East Kilbride | battery storage | 30 | refused | 4.5 |
| West Browncastle | wind farm | 30 | operational | 4.7 |
| Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Ardoch) | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 5.8 |
| Low Drumclog Farm, Drumclog - 3 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Over Enoch Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Goodbush Hill | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Calder Water Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | operational | 6.9 |
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 (55.6955, -4.1714).