Kinegar Quarry (5 MW wind farm)
Kinegar Quarry is a 5 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2017; the record was last updated on 19 April 2017.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 April 2017record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 February 2012 | Application submitted |
| 3 October 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 21 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 March 2013 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 July 2014 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Airvolution Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 12/00221/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 12/00050/RREF
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- Land South West Of Neuk Farm Cockburnspath
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4601
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinegar Quarry 10/00364/FUL | 5 | 12 March 2010 | refused 15 September 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 2.3 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 4.2 |
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Bowshiel Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 165 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Bowshiel Farm | battery storage | 80 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 5.0 |
| Ferneylea Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Braxbess Battery Storage | battery storage | 650 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
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 (55.9348, -2.3637).