Tormywheel Wind Farm Extension (5 MW)
Tormywheel Wind Farm Extension is a 5 MW wind farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 March 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 6 March 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 6 March 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 March 2017 | Application submitted |
| 6 March 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- LIVE/0226/FUL/17
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Tormywheel Wind Farm, Levenseath, Forth
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 153 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 6208
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 | 30.8 | operational | 0.8 |
| Gladsmuir Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 41 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Heathland Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Longhill Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 45.6 | under construction | 3.7 |
| PATES HILL WIND FARM Extension | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Pates Hill | wind farm | 14 | operational | 4.8 |
| Starryshaw Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 5.7 |
| Crofthill Wind Farm | wind farm | 17 | refused | 6.3 |
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 (55.801, -3.6831).