Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farm (60.8 MW)
Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farm is a 60.8 MW wind farm project in East Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 November 2017; the record was last updated on 4 October 2021. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2009 | Application submitted |
| 1 March 2013 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 15 November 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 60.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 19
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- East Lothian.
- Council area (by location)
- East Lothian
- Time to decision
- 182 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4332
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikengall | wind farm | 48 | operational | <0.1 |
| Aikengall II Community Wind Farm Battery | battery storage | 80 | operational | 1.1 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IV | wind farm | 48 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase III | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 3.0 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a | wind farm | 138 | operational | 3.1 |
| Crystal Rig Extension II | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 3.5 |
| Aikengall IIa Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.7 | operational | 3.5 |
| Aikengall, Innerwick | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Ferneylea Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.9172, -2.4901).