Pearie Law Wind Farm (19.2 MW)
Pearie Law Wind Farm is a 19.2 MW wind farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2016; the record was last updated on 2 May 2017.
19.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 May 2017record last updated
West Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2012 | Application submitted |
| 25 June 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 July 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 19.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 0267/FUL/12
- Appeal reference
- PPA-400-2034
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Pearie Law, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 116 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4211
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearie Law 2 | wind farm | 14.4 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Harburnhead Wind Farm | wind farm | 51.7 | operational | 2.3 |
| Pates Hill | wind farm | 14 | operational | 3.1 |
| Camilty Plantation Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| PATES HILL WIND FARM Extension | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Longhill Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 45.6 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Fauch Hill | wind farm | 48 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| Muirhall | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 6.1 |
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 (55.8205, -3.5624).