Top 30 Construction Projects in Scotland 2027
Last updated: November 2026 | Source: Barbour ABI
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Western Isles HDVC Scheme, Fanellan Farmhouse – Underground Cable is Top Construction Project in Scotland
According to Barbour ABI’s extensive planning data, the top construction project in Scotland is the Western Isles HDVC Scheme, Fanellan Farmhouse – Underground Cable project with a value of £1bn.
- 2nd place – £850m Buchanan Galleries Redevelopment
- 3rd place – £480m Angus Golf Resort – Hotel, Holiday Lodges, 160 Houses
Key findings: top construction projects in Scotland
- Total value: The top 30 Scotland construction projects total £7.02bn.
- Utilities lead the table: Utilities has 21 entries worth £4.86bn, or 69% of the total, led by the £1bn Western Isles HVDC underground cable scheme.
- Commercial & Retail: Two Commercial & Retail projects total £950m, or 14% of the combined value, led by the £850m Buchanan Galleries redevelopment.
- Hotel & Catering: The £480m Angus Golf Resort is the third-largest project in the table and accounts for 7% of the combined value.
- Battery storage: Ten projects include battery energy storage, totalling £1.82bn, or 26% of the combined value.
- Regional analysis: Scotland has 11 of the UK’s top 100 construction projects, worth £4.58bn, the third-highest number and value of any region.
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Top Construction Projects Scotland 2027 League Table
| Position | Project | Main Sector | Region | Start Date | Project Value | Project ID | View Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Isles HDVC Scheme, Fanellan Farmhouse - Underground Cable | Utilities | Scotland | Jun-26 | £ 1,000,000,000 | 12872088 | View project |
| 2 | Buchanan Galleries Redevelopment | Commercial & Retail | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 850,000,000 | 11990004 | View project |
| 3 | Angus Golf Resort - Hotel, Holiday Lodges, 160 Houses | Hotel & Catering | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 480,000,000 | 12606031 | View project |
| 4 | Moy Lodge, Tulloch - 1800MW Earba Pumped Storage Hydro | Utilities | Scotland | Mar-27 | £ 400,000,000 | 12691994 | View project |
| 5 | SSEN Netherton Hub | Utilities | Scotland | Jun-26 | £ 325,000,000 | 12819942 | View project |
| 6 | Kilmarnock Energy Centre, Braehead Farm - 500MW Battery Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 300,000,000 | 12746919 | View project |
| 7 | Camsiscan Farm, Craigie - 350MW Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Sep-26 | £ 270,000,000 | 12676582 | View project |
| 8 | Haughend Farm - 900MW Alyth Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 270,000,000 | 12653273 | View project |
| 9 | Glenmuckloch - 400MW Pumped Storage Hydro | Utilities | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 250,000,000 | 12645669 | View project |
| 10 | Garvary Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 222,000,000 | 12565372 | View project |
| 11 | Auchentiber Road, Port Glasgow - 700MW Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 210,000,000 | 12755103 | View project |
| 12 | Energy Isles - 126MW Wind Farm to Sellafirth | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 200,000,000 | 12329494 | View project |
| 13 | Braston New Energy - 500MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 150,000,000 | 12759526 | View project |
| 14 | Cloiche 125MW Wind Farm - Fort Augustus | Utilities | Scotland | Feb-27 | £ 150,000,000 | 12510800 | View project |
| 15 | Kintore Battery Energy Storage Facility | Utilities | Scotland | May-26 | £ 150,000,000 | 12576186 | View project |
| 16 | Lewis Hub - Hvdc Converter Station & 400kV AC Substation | Civil Engineering | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 143,000,000 | 12843385 | View project |
| 17 | University of St Andrews New College | Education | Scotland | Sep-26 | £ 142,000,000 | 12865303 | View project |
| 18 | MeyGen Phase 2 - 28MW Tidal Stream | Utilities | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 140,000,000 | 12749290 | View project |
| 19 | Gretna Green 456MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Mar-27 | £ 136,800,000 | 12755342 | View project |
| 20 | High Constellation 55.5MW Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 135,000,000 | 12370023 | View project |
| 21 | Hazlehead Academy - New Hazlehead Academy Campus | Education | Scotland | Apr-26 | £ 124,000,000 | 12753669 | View project |
| 22 | Rothes III - 132MW Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 120,000,000 | 12425830 | View project |
| 23 | Loch Awe - 100MW Eredine Wind Farm & 50MW Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 115,000,000 | 12648136 | View project |
| 24 | Dunside, Longformacus - 108MW Wind Farm & 20MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 114,000,000 | 12626208 | View project |
| 25 | Clydesdale Road, Mossend - 451 Houses | Residential | Scotland | Nov-26 | £ 113,800,000 | 12821548 | View project |
| 26 | Lethans Project - 105.6MW Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Feb-27 | £ 104,000,000 | 12129175 | View project |
| 27 | Kincardine - 342MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Sep-26 | £ 102,600,000 | 12759441 | View project |
| 28 | Dalkeith Road - 194 Apartments & Office Redevelopment | Residential | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 100,000,000 | 12644828 | View project |
| 29 | Edinburgh Park Arena | Sports | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 100,000,000 | 12750812 | View project |
| 30 | Kirkton Campus - Sky Office Building | Commercial & Retail | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 100,000,000 | 12887316 | View project |
| Position | Project | Main Sector | Region | Start Date | Project Value | Project ID | View Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Isles HDVC Scheme, Fanellan Farmhouse - Underground Cable | Utilities | Scotland | Jun-26 | £ 1,000,000,000 | 12872088 | View project |
| 2 | Buchanan Galleries Redevelopment | Commercial & Retail | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 850,000,000 | 11990004 | View project |
| 3 | Angus Golf Resort - Hotel, Holiday Lodges, 160 Houses | Hotel & Catering | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 480,000,000 | 12606031 | View project |
| 4 | Moy Lodge, Tulloch - 1800MW Earba Pumped Storage Hydro | Utilities | Scotland | Mar-27 | £ 400,000,000 | 12691994 | View project |
| 5 | SSEN Netherton Hub | Utilities | Scotland | Jun-26 | £ 325,000,000 | 12819942 | View project |
| 6 | Kilmarnock Energy Centre, Braehead Farm - 500MW Battery Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 300,000,000 | 12746919 | View project |
| 7 | Camsiscan Farm, Craigie - 350MW Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Sep-26 | £ 270,000,000 | 12676582 | View project |
| 8 | Haughend Farm - 900MW Alyth Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 270,000,000 | 12653273 | View project |
| 9 | Glenmuckloch - 400MW Pumped Storage Hydro | Utilities | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 250,000,000 | 12645669 | View project |
| 10 | Garvary Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 222,000,000 | 12565372 | View project |
| 11 | Auchentiber Road, Port Glasgow - 700MW Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 210,000,000 | 12755103 | View project |
| 12 | Energy Isles - 126MW Wind Farm to Sellafirth | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 200,000,000 | 12329494 | View project |
| 13 | Braston New Energy - 500MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 150,000,000 | 12759526 | View project |
| 14 | Cloiche 125MW Wind Farm - Fort Augustus | Utilities | Scotland | Feb-27 | £ 150,000,000 | 12510800 | View project |
| 15 | Kintore Battery Energy Storage Facility | Utilities | Scotland | May-26 | £ 150,000,000 | 12576186 | View project |
| 16 | Lewis Hub - Hvdc Converter Station & 400kV AC Substation | Civil Engineering | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 143,000,000 | 12843385 | View project |
| 17 | University of St Andrews New College | Education | Scotland | Sep-26 | £ 142,000,000 | 12865303 | View project |
| 18 | MeyGen Phase 2 - 28MW Tidal Stream | Utilities | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 140,000,000 | 12749290 | View project |
| 19 | Gretna Green 456MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Mar-27 | £ 136,800,000 | 12755342 | View project |
| 20 | High Constellation 55.5MW Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 135,000,000 | 12370023 | View project |
| 21 | Hazlehead Academy - New Hazlehead Academy Campus | Education | Scotland | Apr-26 | £ 124,000,000 | 12753669 | View project |
| 22 | Rothes III - 132MW Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 120,000,000 | 12425830 | View project |
| 23 | Loch Awe - 100MW Eredine Wind Farm & 50MW Battery Energy Storage System | Utilities | Scotland | Dec-26 | £ 115,000,000 | 12648136 | View project |
| 24 | Dunside, Longformacus - 108MW Wind Farm & 20MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 114,000,000 | 12626208 | View project |
| 25 | Clydesdale Road, Mossend - 451 Houses | Residential | Scotland | Nov-26 | £ 113,800,000 | 12821548 | View project |
| 26 | Lethans Project - 105.6MW Wind Farm | Utilities | Scotland | Feb-27 | £ 104,000,000 | 12129175 | View project |
| 27 | Kincardine - 342MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Scotland | Sep-26 | £ 102,600,000 | 12759441 | View project |
| 28 | Dalkeith Road - 194 Apartments & Office Redevelopment | Residential | Scotland | Oct-26 | £ 100,000,000 | 12644828 | View project |
| 29 | Edinburgh Park Arena | Sports | Scotland | Jan-27 | £ 100,000,000 | 12750812 | View project |
| 30 | Kirkton Campus - Sky Office Building | Commercial & Retail | Scotland | Apr-27 | £ 100,000,000 | 12887316 | View project |
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- Western Isles HVDC Scheme, Fanellan Farmhouse – Underground Cable: £1bn
- Buchanan Galleries Redevelopment: £850m
- Angus Golf Resort – Hotel, Holiday Lodges, 160 Houses: £480m
- Moy Lodge, Tulloch – 1,800MW Earba Pumped Storage Hydro: £400m
- SSEN Netherton Hub: £325m
- Kilmarnock Energy Centre, Braehead Farm – 500MW Battery Storage System: £300m
- Camsiscan Farm, Craigie – 350MW Battery Energy Storage System: £270m
- Haughend Farm – 900MW Alyth Battery Energy Storage System: £270m
- Glenmuckloch – 400MW Pumped Storage Hydro: £250m
- Garvary Wind Farm: £222m
As of November 2026, the biggest construction project in Scotland is the Western Isles HVDC Scheme at Fanellan Farmhouse, valued at £1bn.
Our league tables include the top construction projects by total value across all sectors with a start date from six months back to six months forward. Please note that we’ve excluded all masterplans from our league tables and instead focus on individual projects.
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Energy projects dominate Scotland’s major construction projects, making up 8 of the top 10.
Utilities is the largest sector, with 21 projects worth £4.86bn (69% of the total) and an average value of around £232m. They include grid infrastructure, pumped storage hydro, battery energy storage, onshore wind and the MeyGen tidal stream project.
Commercial & Retail has 2 projects worth £950m (14%), led by the £850m Buchanan Galleries Redevelopment.
Hotel & Catering has 1 project worth £480m (7%), the Angus Golf Resort.
Education has 2 projects worth £266m (4%), the University of St Andrews New College and the new Hazlehead Academy campus.
Residential has 2 projects worth £214m (3%).
No other sector makes up more than 2% of the total value.
All of Barbour ABI’s league tables are updated on a quarterly basis.
