Cloich Forest Wind Farm (63 MW)
Cloich Forest Wind Farm is a 63 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 June 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 23 July 2021. 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 |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 63 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 23 July 2021
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003288
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 5.5km north west of Peebles
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- REPD reference
- 7582
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloich Forest Wind Farm WIN-140-1 | 54 | 12 October 2012 | replaced by a revised application |
| Cloich Forest Wind Farm ECU00003288 | 63 | 30 June 2021 | application submitted on 30 June 2021, no decision recorded |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilrubie Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | appeal withdrawn | 1.4 |
| Hag Law | wind farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 1.6 |
| Spurlens Rig Wind Cluster | wind farm | 12 | refused | 7.2 |
| Auchencorth Moss | wind farm | 45 | refused | 8.8 |
| Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 85.8 | application submitted | 8.8 |
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 (55.7188, -3.264).