Tormywheel (30.8 MW wind farm)
Tormywheel is a 30.8 MW wind farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 March 2017; the record was last updated on 31 October 2017.
30.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 October 2017record last updated
West Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 February 2005 | Application submitted |
| 7 June 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 17 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 30.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- BlackRock (formerly Muirhall Energy)
- Planning authority
- West Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 0551/FUL/11
- Turbines
- 15
- Turbine height
- 111 m
- Address (REPD)
- Fauldhouse
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 122 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4263
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 | 0.8 |
| Heathland Wind Farm | wind farm | 80 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Gladsmuir Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 41 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Longhill Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 45.6 | under construction | 2.9 |
| PATES HILL WIND FARM Extension | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Pates Hill | wind farm | 14 | operational | 4.0 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Starryshaw Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.0 |
| 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 (55.8048, -3.6721).