Renewable energy projects in Midlothian
18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Midlothian (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 8 approved but not running, 1 operational and 5 refused. The council refused 4 of 11 decided applications (36%; UK 19%), with a median 45 weeks from submission to decision.
18projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
36%of decisions refused
How Midlothian decides
| Applications | Midlothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Midlothian
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salters Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 108 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Nov 2023 | — | Feb 2023 |
| Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Nov 2023 | — | Mar 2023 |
| Auchencorth Mosswind farm | wind farm | 45 | refusedupdated Oct 2009 | Jan 2006 | refused Feb 2008 | Oct 2009 |
| Gilston Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appealupdated Apr 2020 | Feb 2017 | refused Feb 2017 | Apr 2020 |
| Mount Lothian Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2015 | Jan 2014 | refused Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| Gilston Wind Farm (Lothian)wind farm | wind farm | 18.5 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2013 | Dec 2011 | refused Dec 2012 | Sep 2013 |
| Dun Lawwind farm | wind farm | 17.2 | operationalupdated Sep 2013 | May 1996 | granted Jul 1997 | Sep 2013 |
| Gilston Wind Farm (Borders)wind farm | wind farm | 14.4 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2013 | Dec 2011 | refused Dec 2012 | Sep 2013 |
| Easter Bushsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | under constructionupdated Sep 2020 | Jan 2019 | granted Oct 2021 | Sep 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Straiton Mainsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Aug 2023 |
| Butlerfield Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Rullion Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Silverburn Water Tank, Hopelands Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Hawthornden Castlesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Edinburgh College, Dalhousie Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Old Dalkeith Road, Danderhallrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| James Hamilton Way Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2022 |
Postcode districts in Midlothian
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EH18 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| EH19 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| EH20 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| EH22 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| EH23 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| EH24 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| EH25 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| EH26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| EH37 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
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 Midlothian by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.