Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub (136 MW)
Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub is a 136 MW wind farm project in East Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 14 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 December 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 November 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 136 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Belltown Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004603
- Turbines
- 17
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Lammermuir Hills, Gifford
- Council area (by location)
- East Lothian
- REPD reference
- 12289
The scheme also includes 136 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Rig Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.5 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Fallago Rig | wind farm | 144 | operational | 5.6 |
| Keepers House, Byrecleugh | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Townhead Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Crystal Rig Extension II | wind farm | 20.7 | operational | 7.3 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a | wind farm | 138 | operational | 7.5 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IV | wind farm | 48 | under construction | 7.7 |
| Dunside Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Crystal Rig Phase 1 | wind farm | 62.5 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (55.874, -2.6398).