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Onshore wind planning in Midlothian
Midlothian has decided 4 onshore wind schemes and approved 0% of them, taking a median of 16.8 months to decide. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (4 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Midlothian compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Midlothian sits in the 0th percentile for approval rate (68 points below the UK average) and the 28th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Screening a site of your own?
Midlothian approves 0% of onshore wind schemes. Redline puts that number, and everything else the record holds, against your own boundary: the authority’s actual approval rate and decision times, every designation inside the red line, agricultural grade, 1 m LIDAR earthworks, how contested the grid is, and yield with a P90 — before you spend on a consultant.
Every recorded scheme (5)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Mount Lothian Wind Farm Wind Prospect Developments · 14/00044/DPP · 21.9 mo to decide | 20.7 | Appeal Refused | 2015-11-26 |
Mount Lothian Wind Farm Wind Prospect Developments · 13/00063/DPP | 20.7 | Revised | 2013-05-17 |
Gilston Wind Farm (Lothian) Ridgewind · 11.7 mo to decide | 18.5 | Appeal Refused | 2012-12-12 |
Gilston Wind Farm (Borders) Ridgewind · 11/01680/FUL · 11.7 mo to decide | 14.4 | Appeal Refused | 2012-12-10 |
Auchencorth Moss E.ON UK · 06/00067/FUL · 24.5 mo to decide | 45 | Application Refused | 2008-02-12 |
Does Midlothian approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 4 onshore wind schemes Midlothian has decided, 0% were approved (0 granted, 4 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Midlothian?
The median time from application to decision is 16.8 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has Midlothian consented?
0 MW has been consented across 0 approved schemes, with 99 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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