Brunta Hill Wind Farm (18.4 MW)
Brunta Hill Wind Farm is an 18.4 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 19 June 2014; the record was last updated on 23 June 2014.
18.4 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
23 June 2014record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 October 2011 | Application submitted |
| 5 August 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 June 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2014
- Operator or applicant
- PNE Wind UK Ltd (Brookfield)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 11/01444/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 13/00044/REF
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Land North East Of Blythe Farm (Brunta Hill), Lauder, Scottish Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 94 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4077
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunside Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Longcroft Wind Farm | wind farm | 125 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Keepers House, Byrecleugh | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Corsbie Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | refused on appeal | 7.6 |
| Fallago Rig | wind farm | 144 | operational | 8.8 |
| Fallago Rig 2 (extension) | wind farm | 41 | refused on appeal | 10.0 |
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 (55.7602, -2.6271).