Aikengall (48 MW wind farm)
Aikengall is a 48 MW wind farm project in East Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 November 2008; the record was last updated on 25 September 2014.
48 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 September 2014record last updated
East Lothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 February 2005 | Application submitted |
| 16 March 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2008 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Community Wind Power
- Planning authority
- East Lothian
- Planning application reference
- 05/00216/FUL
- Turbines
- 16
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Aikengall Nr Innerwick Dunbar East Lothian EH42 1SG
- Council area (by location)
- East Lothian
- Time to decision
- 107 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4526
Who decides
| Applications | East Lothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 60.8 | 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| Ferneylea Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |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).