Gilston Wind Farm (Borders) (14.4 MW)
Gilston Wind Farm (Borders) is a 14.4 MW wind farm project in Midlothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 29 August 2013; the record was last updated on 13 September 2013.
14.4 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
13 September 2013record last updated
Midlothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2011 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 August 2013 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 13 September 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Ridgewind
- Planning authority
- Midlothian
- Planning application reference
- 11/01680/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 13/00010/REF
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- south of the village of Fala and just to the west of the existing Dun Law wind farm
- Council area (by location)
- Midlothian
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3909
Who decides
| Applications | Midlothian | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilston Wind Farm (Lothian) | wind farm | 18.5 | refused on appeal | <0.1 |
| Gilston Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Dun Law | wind farm | 17.2 | operational | 3.7 |
| Pogbie Wind Farm 1 | wind farm | 5.1 | operational | 3.9 |
| Dun Law Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 5.4 |
| Falahill | wind farm | 6.7 | refused | 6.3 |
| Toddleburn | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 6.4 |
| Ditcher Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Wull Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused | 8.1 |
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 (55.8254, -2.8949).