East Lothian: energy planning applications
18 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for East Lothian, 182 MW in all. 2 still in planning.
Battery storage 2 · Solar 7 · Onshore wind 9 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK
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Every application in East Lothian, newest first
- Haddington Sewage Works, Haddington East - Solar Panels
- Smeaton Nursery Garden, Smeaton - Solar Panels
- Howden Farm Turbine, Gifford - Wind Turbine
- Meadow Stores, Ormiston - Solar Panels
- Ruchlaw Mains, Stenton - Wind Turbine
- Dunbar Grid Substation - Battery Storage
- Aikengall, Innerwick - Battery Energy Storage
- Seton Sands, Holiday Village - Solar Panels
- Dunbar Waste Water Treatment Works, Beltonford Hedderwick - Solar Panels
- Howden Farm
- Pogbie Wind Farm 2
- Ferneylea Farm
- Dunbar Energy Park
- Ferneylea Farm
- Townhead Farm
- Keith Hill
- Pogbie Wind Farm 1
- Aikengall
Latest decisions
- Howden Farm Turbine, Gifford - Wind Turbine
- Smeaton Nursery Garden, Smeaton - Solar Panels
- Meadow Stores, Ormiston - Solar Panels
- Dunbar Grid Substation - Battery Storage
- Ruchlaw Mains, Stenton - Wind Turbine
- Aikengall, Innerwick - Battery Energy Storage
- Seton Sands, Holiday Village - Solar Panels
- Dunbar Waste Water Treatment Works, Beltonford Hedderwick - Solar Panels
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
Incidents on the register near East Lothian's applications
8 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Gas leak at Cockenzie battery storage site under construction
- Oil leak at Torness substation prompts beach warnings
- Mechanical failure causes major substation fire and explosions in Edinburgh
- Edinburgh substation fire leads to power cuts
- Fire at electricity substation leaves Rosyth residents without power
- Leak from solar heating system at Carnegie Leisure Centre Dunfermline
- Smoke reported at Townhill Road electricity substation in Dunfermline
- Solar panel fire evacuates Hawick High School
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in East Lothian, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.