Chesters - Millmoor Rig Wind Farm & Battery Energy Storage (78 MW)
Chesters - Millmoor Rig Wind Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 78 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 November 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 12 December 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 78 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 12 December 2022
- Operator or applicant
- ESB Asset Development UK Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003426
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 230 m
- Address (REPD)
- SW/O Chesters, Harwick
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- REPD reference
- 10715
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Birneyknowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 60 | refused on appeal | 8.9 |
| Dunion Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused | 9.0 |
| Pines Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 33.6 | operational | 9.5 |
| Highlee Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 44.9 | application withdrawn | 9.7 |
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 (55.3703, -2.5821).