A MEETING outlining plans for more than a dozen 200m wind turbines in the Lammermuir Hills takes place tonight (Wednesday).

A total of 17 turbines are planned for the site at Newlands Hill, south-east of Gifford.

The majority of those - 15 - would have a maximum tip height of 200m, with the remaining two turbines measuring up to 180m in height.

Discussions have already taken place at community councils in Garvald and Morham, Gifford, and Haddington.

Lammermuir SOS, a small group of East Lothian residents is holding the meeting in Gifford Village Hall from 7.30pm.

A spokesperson from the group previously told the Courier:  “Lammermuir SOS has been going since Christmas 2022.

“We started with a few letters to the Courier but we have been galvanised into action since November 30, 2023, when Belltown Power finally published their planning application for Newlands Hill.

“It comprises 17 turbines up to about 200 metres high and a battery storage unit.

“For many reasons, we are against this proposal to site these huge turbines on the top of the Lammermuir skyline, where they will be seen from up to 50 miles away.

“There are a host of other reasons, which is why we have launched our campaign to make everyone in East Lothian aware of the potential impact of this planning application, if it is granted consent.”

A decision on the application from Belltown Power will be taken by the Scottish Government in the coming months.

Any proposal to construct, extend or operate an onshore electricity generating station with a capacity of 50MW or more is decided upon by Scottish Ministers and processed by the Energy Consents Unit (ECU).