Fauch Hill (48 MW wind farm)
Fauch Hill is a 48 MW wind farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 13 June 2018; the record was last updated on 28 June 2018.
48 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
28 June 2018record last updated
West Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 April 2017 | Application submitted |
| 20 December 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 March 2018 | Appeal lodged |
| 13 June 2018 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 28 June 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Fauch Hill Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- LIVE/0235/FUL/17
- Appeal reference
- PPA-400-2084
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Fauch Hill, West Colzium, Crosswoodburn, West Calder, Lothian
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6291
Who decides
| Applications | West Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camilty Plantation Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Harburnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 51.7 | operational | 2.3 |
| Fauch Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 69 | refused | 2.4 |
| Harrow's Law | wind farm | 39 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| Pearie Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.2 | operational | 4.6 |
| Pearie Law 2 | wind farm | 14.4 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Muirhall | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 6.8 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Pates Hill | wind farm | 14 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (55.8024, -3.4967).