Blackburn Farm (21 MW wind farm)
Blackburn Farm is a 21 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 August 2012; the record was last updated on 31 August 2012.
21 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
31 August 2012record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2011 | Application submitted |
| 6 August 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Volkswind UK Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 11/01077/FUL
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Grantshouse Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3LF
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Bowshiel Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 165 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Bowshiel Farm | battery storage | 80 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 1.9 |
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Quixwood Moor | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 3.4 |
| Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.5 |
| Howpark Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Kinegar Quarry | wind farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
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 (55.8976, -2.3521).