Bowbeat Emly Bank / Rough Side (31.2 MW wind farm)
Bowbeat Emly Bank / Rough Side is a 31.2 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 September 2002; the record was last updated on 10 February 2011.
31.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 February 2011record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 March 2000 | Application submitted |
| 14 August 2000 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2002 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 31.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2011
- Operator or applicant
- PowerGen and Natural Power
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 00/00371/FUL
- Turbines
- 24
- Turbine height
- 80 m
- Address (REPD)
- Roughside Moss, Peebles
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3299
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scawd Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Wind Farm at Greystone Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 75 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Carcant Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 7.4 |
| Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Wull Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused | 9.2 |
| Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 85.8 | application submitted | 9.5 |
| Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 9.5 |
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 (55.7046, -3.0677).