Pates Hill (14 MW wind farm)
Pates Hill is a 14 MW wind farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 January 2010; the record was last updated on 6 April 2010.
14 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 April 2010record last updated
West Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 July 2005 | Application submitted |
| 1 June 2006 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2009 | Construction started |
| 20 January 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 April 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Your Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 0653/FUL/07
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- West Calder Lothian, EH55
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3232
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATES HILL WIND FARM Extension | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 1.1 |
| Longhill Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 45.6 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Pearie Law 2 | wind farm | 14.4 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Pearie Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.2 | operational | 3.1 |
| Heathland Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Tormywheel | wind farm | 30.8 | operational | 4.0 |
| Tormywheel Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Harburnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 51.7 | operational | 5.0 |
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 (55.8164, -3.6113).