Renewable energy projects in East Lothian
32 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in East Lothian (REPD, July 2026 extract): 5 pending, 15 approved but not running, 9 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 1 of 15 decided applications (7%; UK 19%), with a median 34 weeks from submission to decision.
32projects in the council area
5awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
7%of decisions refused
How East Lothian decides
| Applications | East Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Projects in East Lothian
Projects of 1 MW and more (23)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxbess Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 650 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Cockenzie Battery Storage System - Site Abattery storage | battery storage | 240 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Smeaton Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 228 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 165 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hubwind farm | wind farm | 136 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | — | Dec 2023 |
| Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hubbattery storage | battery storage | 136 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | — | Dec 2023 |
| Cockenzie Battery Storage System - Site Bbattery storage | battery storage | 102 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 80 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Dolphingstone Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 63 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 60.8 | operationalupdated Oct 2021 | Sep 2009 | granted Mar 2013 | Oct 2021 |
| Dunbar Grid Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Aikengallwind farm | wind farm | 48 | operationalupdated Sep 2014 | Feb 2005 | granted Mar 2007 | Sep 2014 |
| Crystal Rig Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 27.5 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Crystal Rig Extension IIwind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | operationalupdated Oct 2013 | May 2004 | granted May 2005 | Oct 2013 |
| Aikengall, Innerwickbattery storage | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Ferneylea Farmwind farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2018 | Jul 2015 | — | Oct 2018 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IIIwind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operationalupdated Jun 2018 | Jun 2013 | granted Jun 2015 | Jun 2018 |
| Townhead Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2014 | May 2009 | — | Sep 2014 |
| Pogbie Wind Farm 1wind farm | wind farm | 5.1 | operationalupdated Apr 2019 | Sep 2008 | granted Sep 2009 | Apr 2019 |
| Pogbie Wind Farm 2wind farm | wind farm | 4.8 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted May 2016 | Dec 2019 |
| Keith Hillwind farm | wind farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Nov 2010 | granted Apr 2011 | Sep 2018 |
| Dunbar Energy Parksolar farm | solar farm | 2 | permission expiredupdated Feb 2018 | Oct 2011 | granted Mar 2012 | Feb 2018 |
| Ferneylea Farmwind farm | wind farm | 1.5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Sep 2010 | granted Mar 2012 | May 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howden Farm Turbine, Giffordwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Oct 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | May 2026 |
| Dunbar Waste Water Treatment Works, Beltonford Hedderwicksolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Meadow Stores, Ormistonsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Haddington Sewage Works, Haddington Eastrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Howden Farmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Sep 2023 | Mar 2020 | granted Apr 2020 | Sep 2023 |
| Seton Sands, Holiday Villagerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Smeaton Nursery Garden, Smeatonsolar farm | solar farm | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Thorntonloch, Innerwick - Branxton Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2022 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Ruchlaw Mains, Stentonwind turbine | wind turbine | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
Postcode districts in East Lothian
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EH21 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| EH31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| EH32 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| EH33 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| EH34 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| EH35 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| EH36 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| EH39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| EH40 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| EH41 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| EH42 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
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 East Lothian by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.