Gilston Hill Wind Farm (21 MW)
Gilston Hill Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind farm project in Midlothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 7 February 2019; the record was last updated on 2 April 2020.
21 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
2 April 2020record last updated
Midlothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 February 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 February 2017 | Application submitted |
| 20 December 2017 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 February 2019 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2020
- Operator or applicant
- 2020 Renewables/ Forsa Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 17/00226/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-140-2068
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 127 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land North West Of Gilston Farm Heriot Scottish Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Midlothian
- REPD reference
- 6207
Who decides
| Applications | Scottish Borders | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (46%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 26 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 51.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilston Wind Farm (Lothian) | wind farm | 18.5 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Gilston Wind Farm (Borders) | wind farm | 14.4 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Dun Law | wind farm | 17.2 | operational | 2.9 |
| Dun Law Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 3.8 |
| Pogbie Wind Farm 1 | wind farm | 5.1 | operational | 4.1 |
| Toddleburn | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 4.3 |
| Falahill | wind farm | 6.7 | refused | 5.3 |
| Ditcher Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Wull Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused | 6.6 |
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 (55.8062, -2.8928).