Gladsmuir Hills Wind Farm (41 MW)
Gladsmuir Hills Wind Farm is a 41 MW wind farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 October 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
41 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
West Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 13 October 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 October 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 41 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Estate (UK) Ltd
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 0706/FUL/22
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Gladsmuir Hills Approximately 1km South Of Fauldhouse
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 164 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gladsmuir Hills - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 10585
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tormywheel Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Tormywheel | wind farm | 30.8 | operational | 2.9 |
| Heathland Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Black Law Extension - 1b | wind farm | 15 | operational | 4.6 |
| Black Law Extension - 1a | wind farm | 48.4 | operational | 4.6 |
| Black Law | wind farm | 124 | operational | 4.6 |
| Damside Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 4.8 |
| Starryshaw Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.9 |
| West Benhar wind farm | wind farm | 27.2 | operational | 5.7 |
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 (55.7934, -3.7135).