Howpark Wind Farm (16 MW)
Howpark Wind Farm is a 16 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2024; the record was last updated on 14 May 2026.
16 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2026record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 August 2016 | Application submitted |
| 24 April 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 July 2017 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 April 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 April 2018 | Appeal allowed |
| 28 March 2021 | Construction started |
| 1 January 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Eurowind (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 16/00980/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-140-2060
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Howpark Farm, Grantshouse, Duns
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 87 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6214
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone Hill | wind farm | 28.6 | operational | 1.2 |
| Howpark Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.4 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 2.5 |
| Monashee Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Monashee Farm, Drakemyre | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 4.4 |
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Bowshiel Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 165 | application submitted | 4.9 |
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 (55.8976, -2.281).