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Newlands Hill Wind Farm

25/00009/SCRScreening OpinionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 21 October 2025

Council decision: EIA required

Proposal

The Proposed Development consists of a 132kV wood pole overhead line (OHL) (approximately 6km in length) and associated ancillary works including cabling, accesses and laydown areas) between the proposed Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub and the 400kV substation within the Southern section of the existing Fallago Rig Windfarm. (ECU00006201)

Received
27 July 2025
Ward
Haddington And Lammermuir
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.27 Jul
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 86 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Newlands Hill Wind Farm. East Lothian has handled 132 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than East Lothian's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

99% of outline applications at East Lothian Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Haddington Area Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2025
Last date for comments
27 July 2025
Target decision date
17 August 2025
Permission expires
21 October 2030

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: East Lothian

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