Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse (16.8 MW wind farm)
Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse is a 16.8 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 May 2024.
16.8 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 May 2024record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Estate (UK) Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 23/00996/FUL
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- East Of Blackburn Mill Farm Grantshouse, Duns
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 11270
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowshiel Farm | battery storage | 80 | application submitted | 0.3 |
| Bowshiel Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 165 | application submitted | 0.3 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 0.5 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 2.2 |
| Quixwood Moor | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 2.9 |
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.7 |
| Howpark Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Kinegar Quarry | wind farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
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 (55.8937, -2.3555).