Gilston Wind Farm (Lothian) (18.5 MW)
Gilston Wind Farm (Lothian) is an 18.5 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.
18.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
13 September 2013record last updated
Midlothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2011 | Application submitted |
| 12 December 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 August 2013 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 13 September 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Ridgewind
- Planning authority
- Midlothian
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Appeal reference
- 13/00003/APREF
- Turbines
- 9
- 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
- 3797
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 (Borders) | wind farm | 14.4 | 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).