Howpark Solar Farm (15 MW)
Howpark Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2024.
15 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 August 2024record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 July 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Eurowind (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 23/01761/FUL
- Site area
- 52.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Howpark Farmhouse Grantshouse Duns Grantshouse
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13385
Recorded together with Howpark Wind Farm (16 MW wind farm, operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 1.2 |
| Monashee Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Monashee Farm, Drakemyre | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 2.2 |
| Drone Hill | wind farm | 28.6 | operational | 2.4 |
| Monashee Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 4.0 |
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
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 (55.8851, -2.2925).