Mount Lothian Wind Farm (20.7 MW)
Mount Lothian Wind Farm is a 20.7 MW wind farm project in Midlothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 26 November 2015; the record was last updated on 30 November 2015.
20.7 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
30 November 2015record last updated
Midlothiancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 26 August 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 26 November 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Prospect Developments
- Planning authority
- Midlothian
- Planning application reference
- 14/00044/DPP
- Appeal reference
- PPA-290-2025
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Mount Lothian Moss Penicuik
- Council area (by location)
- Midlothian
- Time to decision
- 95 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4401
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lothian Wind Farm 13/00063/DPP | 20.7 | 30 January 2013 | withdrawn 17 May 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spurlens Rig Wind Cluster | wind farm | 12 | refused | 2.8 |
| Auchencorth Moss | wind farm | 45 | refused | 5.8 |
| Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Kilrubie Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | appeal withdrawn | 9.0 |
| Carcant Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (55.7908, -3.1683).