Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm (6.9 MW)
Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 14 July 2017.
6.9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 July 2017record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 June 2011 | Application submitted |
| 20 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 11/00664/FUL
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land North And South Of 1 Whinhouse, Hoprigshiels, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 180 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4575
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinegar Quarry | wind farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Ferneylea Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 3.5 |
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Bowshiel Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 165 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Bowshiel Farm | battery storage | 80 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Aikengall IIa Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.7 | operational | 4.9 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 5.1 |
| Braxbess Battery Storage | battery storage | 650 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
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 (55.9207, -2.3915).