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National Wind Turbine Test Site

REPD record 3093. Status: Operational.

Facts

As published by REPD, release Q3 2026.

Technology

Wind Onshore

Capacity

4.7 MW

Status

Operational

Operator

NEL

County

Strathclyde

Region

Scotland

Country

Scotland

Planning authority

East Renfrewshire

Planning reference

1999/0406/TP

Turbines

2

Turbine size

2.3 MW

Record last updated in REPD

2009-11-05

Status history

Dated status events as published by REPD, release Q3 2026.

• 1999-08-19: Planning Application Submitted
• 2000-08-01: Planning Permission Granted
• 2001-02-15: Operational
• 2019-08-01: Planning Permission Expired

Position not held by REPD.

Other REPD records on the same site

• Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 (REPD 2757)
• Whitelee (REPD 3489)
• Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1 (REPD 3981)

Source: DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), release Q3 2026. Record 3093. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Positions on the map come from REPD's own grid references.