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Solar, wind and battery projects near East Linton (EH40)

8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of EH40 (East Lothian): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (165 MW solar farm, application submitted on 6 June 2025, no decision recorded), 6.8 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Levenmouth demonstration turbine (Fife Energy Park) (7 MW, operational), 26.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

8projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of EH40

Projects of 1 MW and more (4)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Dunbar Grid Substationbattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Jan 2024granted Oct 2024Oct 2024East Lothian5.7
Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farmsolar farm165application submittedupdated Oct 2025Jun 2025—Oct 2025East Lothian6.8
Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage80application submittedupdated Oct 2025Jun 2025—Oct 2025East Lothian6.8
Dunbar Energy Parksolar farmsolar farm2permission expiredupdated Feb 2018Oct 2011granted Mar 2012Feb 2018East Lothian9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Smeaton Nursery Garden, Smeatonsolar farmsolar farm0.1approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Feb 2025granted Apr 2025Dec 2025East Lothian1.8
Ruchlaw Mains, Stentonwind turbinewind turbine—approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jun 2024granted Aug 2024Sep 2024East Lothian4.1
Dunbar Waste Water Treatment Works, Beltonford Hedderwicksolar farmsolar farm0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023Nov 2022granted Jan 2023Feb 2023East Lothian5.8
Haddington Sewage Works, Haddington Eastrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application submittedupdated May 2026Apr 2026—May 2026East Lothian6.2

Distance from the average position of the EH40 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm41200165
Rooftop solar110000.2
Wind turbine101000
Battery storage21100130

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Levenmouth demonstration turbine (Fife Energy Park)7operationalupdated Nov 201826.5
Forthwind20approved, not builtupdated Aug 202327.8

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 East Lothian decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsEast LothianUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)1510,236
Refused1 (7%)19%
Solar refused0 of 612%
Onshore wind refused1 of 745%
Battery storage refused0 of 216%
Median time from submission to decision34.3 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 1—

All projects in East Lothian

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 EH40, 1 project has 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.

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