Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 3 (12 MW)
Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 3 is a 12 MW wind farm project in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 19 October 2016; the record was last updated on 1 November 2016. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 19 October 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 October 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 1 November 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Appeal reference
- WIN-190-1
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Eaglesham Moor, to the south of Glasgow
- Council area (by location)
- East Renfrewshire
- Time to decision
- 218 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4232
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1 | wind farm | 108 | operational | <0.1 |
| Whitelee | wind farm | 322 | operational | 0.7 |
| East Kingswell | wind farm | 26 | refused | 4.5 |
| Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 | wind farm | 109 | operational | 4.6 |
| Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Ardoch) | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 5.2 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Whitelees Hydrogen Production Facility, Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| West Browncastle | wind farm | 30 | operational | 5.3 |
| Over Enoch Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 5.4 |
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 (55.6772, -4.2868).