Renewable energy projects in City of Edinburgh
20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in City of Edinburgh (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 13 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 16 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
20projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How City of Edinburgh decides
| Applications | City of Edinburgh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 16 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in City of Edinburgh
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Mains Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 150 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Existing Kaimes Substation, Old Burdiehouse Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 |
| Main Terminal 1 Edinburgh Airport Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Oct 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Mar 2022 |
| Chariot Drive, Newbridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Newbridge - Ground mounted solar Pv panelssolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Apr 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsburys, Craigleith Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Queen Anne Drive - Roof Mounted Solar PV Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Murrayfield Hospital, Corstorphine Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2025 | Jul 2024 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Glasgow Road, Gogarrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Royal Commonwealth Pool, Dalkeith Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Morrison Street, West Endrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| George Squarerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Claylands Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated May 2023 | Feb 2020 | granted Jul 2020 | May 2023 |
| City of Edinburgh Council Buildingsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Nov 2022 | Apr 2020 | granted May 2020 | Nov 2022 |
| Victoria Primary School, Windrush Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Omni Centre, Leith Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Bankhead Crossway Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — |
| Ocean Point 2 - 404 Bed Student Accommodation & 120 Apartmentsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | — | Oct 2023 |
| Canaan Lane Primary School, Canaan Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Building B2/B3, Haymarket Square - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Apr 2022 |
Postcode districts in City of Edinburgh
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EH1 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| EH2 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| EH3 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| EH4 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| EH5 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| EH6 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| EH7 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| EH8 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| EH9 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| EH10 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| EH11 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| EH12 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| EH13 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| EH14 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| EH15 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| EH16 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| EH17 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| EH28 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 3 |
| EH29 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 4 |
| EH30 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
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. Projects belong to City of Edinburgh by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.