Drone Hill (28.6 MW wind farm)
Drone Hill is a 28.6 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2012; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
28.6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2005 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2011 | Construction started |
| 1 September 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 05/00425/FUL
- Turbines
- 22
- Address (REPD)
- Coldingham East Berwickshire
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 140 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howpark Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 1.2 |
| Howpark Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 3.7 |
| Monashee Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Monashee Farm, Drakemyre | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 5.6 |
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Monashee Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
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 (55.8979, -2.2619).