Solar, wind and battery projects near Eyemouth (TD14)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TD14 (Scottish Borders): 3 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Eyemouth Freezers, Toll Bridge Road (1.2 MW rooftop solar, approved on 4 April 2024, not yet built), 1.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TD14
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyemouth Freezers, Toll Bridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Scottish Borders | 1.5 |
| Wind Turbines at Se/O Reston Hill Farmhousewind farm | wind farm | 20 | refused on appealupdated Aug 2013 | Oct 2012 | refused Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 | Scottish Borders | 4.9 |
| Moorhouse Farmwind farm | wind farm | 1 | operationalupdated Nov 2018 | Jun 2013 | granted Sep 2014 | Nov 2018 | Scottish Borders | 8.9 |
| Drone Hillwind farm | wind farm | 28.6 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Mar 2005 | granted Nov 2007 | Dec 2017 | Scottish Borders | 9.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayton Mains Farmhousewind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | Scottish Borders | 1.6 |
| Fish Yard Burgons Limited, Harbour Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Scottish Borders | 2.3 |
| Pressmains, Coldinghamwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | May 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Scottish Borders | 5.4 |
Distance from the average position of the TD14 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Scottish Borders decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Scottish Borders | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (46%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 26 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 51.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 6 | — |
All projects in Scottish Borders
Is the status up to date?
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.