Earlseat (18.4 MW wind farm)
Earlseat is an 18.4 MW wind farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 July 2014; the record was last updated on 20 August 2014.
18.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 August 2014record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 September 2010 | Application submitted |
| 2 March 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 October 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 July 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG)
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 10/03539/EIA
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Earlseat Farm Standing Stane Road Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 4TH
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4363
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wemyss Estate - Randolph Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Duniface Gas Peaking Plant | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Land North of Balbeggie Avenue | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Land North of Thornton Road | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Middle Balbeggie | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 5.6 |
| Clatto | wind farm | 30 | refused | 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 (56.1737, -3.0813).