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Solar, wind and battery projects near Linlithgow (EH49)

19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of EH49 (West Lothian): 15 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Middlerigg (49.9 MW battery storage, approved on 22 July 2025, not yet built), 9.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

19projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of EH49

Projects of 1 MW and more (8)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Kinneil Kerse Wastewater Treatment Workssolar farmsolar farm1.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Oct 2025granted Jan 2026Mar 2026Falkirk5.8
Trinlaymire Farm Solar farm, Battery storagesolar farmsolar farm29.9approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Aug 2024granted Dec 2024Feb 2026West Lothian5.9
Land To The East Of Wholeflats Road (Grangemouth)battery storagebattery storage20permission expiredupdated Aug 2020Apr 2018—Aug 2020Falkirk7.0
Nettlehill Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar2.8approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Jan 2024granted Feb 2024Mar 2024West Lothian8.6
The Wyman Gordon Facility, Nettlehill Road- Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023Aug 2022granted Jan 2023Jan 2023West Lothian9.2
Middleriggbattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Dec 2024granted Jul 2025Jul 2025West Lothian9.3
Duddingston Solar Farm and Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm29.9approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Jan 2024granted Apr 2024Apr 2024West Lothian9.7
Duddingston Solar Farm and Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Jan 2024granted Apr 2024Apr 2024West Lothian9.7
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Campbells Prime Meat, The Heatherfield Whitecrosssolar farmsolar farm—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022Aug 2022granted Oct 2022Oct 2022Falkirk3.8
Trinlaymire Farm Solar farm, Battery storagebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Aug 2024granted Dec 2024Feb 2026West Lothian5.9
The Vu, Roscam House Solar Photovoltaics Arraysolar farmsolar farm—approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Jul 2023granted Dec 2023Dec 2023West Lothian7.2
North-East of Spitfire Way - GCPbattery storagebattery storage—permission expiredupdated Sep 2019Aug 2017—Sep 2019Falkirk7.3
Abbotsinch Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Falkirk8.1
Bathgate Waste Water Treatmentsolar farmsolar farm0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022Sep 2022granted Oct 2022Oct 2022West Lothian8.1
Iron Mountain Buildingrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3operationalupdated Apr 2023Feb 2019granted Apr 2019Apr 2023West Lothian8.5
Uphall Park Developmentsolar farmsolar farm—refusedupdated Apr 2021Jan 2021refused Apr 2022Apr 2021West Lothian8.5
Uphall Business Park, Uphallrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022Jan 2022granted Mar 2022Jan 2022West Lothian8.9
Whyte and Mackayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Aug 2024granted Oct 2024Oct 2024Falkirk9.1
Firth Road, Houstoun Industrial Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated May 2026Dec 2025granted Mar 2026May 2026West Lothian9.5

Distance from the average position of the EH49 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 farm8070163.3
Rooftop solar504104
Battery storage6040070.1

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

How West Lothian decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsWest LothianUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)4110,236
Refused5 (12%)19%
Solar refused1 of 1712%
Onshore wind refused4 of 1545%
Battery storage refused0 of 916%
Median time from submission to decision17.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed3 / 3—

All projects in West 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 EH49, 4 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.

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