Highlee Hill Wind Farm (44.9 MW)
Highlee Hill Wind Farm is a 44.9 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 11 May 2017; the record was last updated on 1 June 2017.
44.9 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 June 2017record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | Application submitted |
| 11 May 2017 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 44.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 16/00810/FUL
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 176 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land S/o Lustruther Farmhouse, (Highlee Hill), Hawick, Borders, Scotland
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- REPD reference
- 5912
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunion Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused | 0.8 |
| Cummings Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Chesters - Millmoor Rig Wind Farm & Battery Energy Storage | wind farm | 78 | application submitted | 9.7 |
| Birneyknowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 60 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
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 (55.4563, -2.6029).