Barrel Law Wind Farm (24.5 MW)
Barrel Law Wind Farm is a 24.5 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 December 2019; the record was last updated on 26 March 2020.
24.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
26 March 2020record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2018 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 November 2018 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 December 2019 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 26 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Barrel Law Windfarm
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 17/01255/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-140-2072
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 132 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land South West Of, Whitslade, Ashkirk, Selkirk, Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6347
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langhope Rig | wind farm | 16 | operational | 2.3 |
| Barrel Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | refused on appeal | 2.4 |
| Mid Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 93.6 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Stirches Renewable Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 8.7 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.4505, -2.9312).