Vale of Leven Wind Farm (70 MW)
Vale of Leven Wind Farm is a 70 MW wind farm project in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 17 October 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 November 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 November 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Coriolis Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003468
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 250 m
- Address (REPD)
- Kilpatrick Hills, Bonhill, Alexandria
- Council area (by location)
- West Dunbartonshire
- REPD reference
- 11110
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land off Shilton Lane | battery storage | 19 | abandoned | 2.0 |
| Braidfield Road, Hardgate | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Land SW of Shilton Cottage | battery storage | 29.9 | operational | 3.4 |
| Kilpatrick Hills | wind farm | 60 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Whitehall Battery Storage | battery storage | 560 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Artfield Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Windyhill Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | under construction | 5.1 |
| East Fulwood Greenock Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| East Fulwood Energy Storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 5.4 |
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 (55.9244, -4.4528).