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26/0587/EIASCO - Request for scoping opinion Approved

Proposal

EIA Scoping Opinion (Neighbouring Authority Consultation) for a proposed development anticipated to comprise the decommissioning and removal of the operational Whitelee Windfarm turbines, and installation of around 124 new wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 250m and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument 95 m away: Paisley Abbey, drain 75m SSW of
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Conservation area 13 m away: Paisley Town Centre
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Not affected
No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Request for scoping opinion
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
5 - Paisley East And Central
Parish
Paisley East And Whitehaugh Community Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, about the council's usual 20 days. Approved, as 96% of eia screening and scoping opinions here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,265decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in Renfrewshire to go on. Renfrewshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No