Solar, wind and battery projects near Bonnyrigg (EH19)
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of EH19 (Midlothian): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 11 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Smeaton Battery Energy Storage System (228 MW battery storage, approved on 29 August 2024, not yet built), 6.2 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Forthwind (20 MW, approved, not built), 32.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of EH19
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salters Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 | Midlothian | 4.1 |
| Existing Kaimes Substation, Old Burdiehouse Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | City of Edinburgh | 4.4 |
| Easter Bushsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | under constructionupdated Sep 2020 | Jan 2019 | granted Oct 2021 | Sep 2020 | Midlothian | 5.7 |
| Smeaton Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 228 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Oct 2024 | East Lothian | 6.2 |
| Mount Lothian Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2015 | Jan 2014 | refused Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 | Midlothian | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Midlothian | 1.9 |
| 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 | Midlothian | 2.4 |
| Hawthornden Castlesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | Jun 2024 | Midlothian | 2.7 |
| 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 | Midlothian | 3.8 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Straiton Mainsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Aug 2023 | Midlothian | 3.9 |
| James Hamilton Way Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2022 | Midlothian | 5.7 |
| Royal Commonwealth Pool, Dalkeith Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | City of Edinburgh | 8.6 |
| Canaan Lane Primary School, Canaan Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | City of Edinburgh | 8.8 |
| Rullion Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Midlothian | 9.2 |
| George Squarerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | City of Edinburgh | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the EH19 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 478 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forthwind | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | 32.1 |
| Levenmouth demonstration turbine (Fife Energy Park) | 7 | operationalupdated Nov 2018 | 33.3 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Midlothian decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Near EH19, 6 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.