Lees Hill Energy Park (60 MW, REPD 11864)
Lees Hill Energy Park is a 60 MW solar farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 April 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 June 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 April 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Olsen Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004571
- Site area
- 176.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lees Hill Energy Park, S/O Black Hill Wind Farm, Stobswood Road, Duns
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- REPD reference
- 11864
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees Hill Energy Park | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Fallago Rig 2 (extension) | wind farm | 41 | refused on appeal | 2.1 |
| Black Hill (Borders) | wind farm | 28.6 | operational | 2.1 |
| Inch Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 51.2 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Dunside Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Lees Hill Energy Park | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Crystal Rig Phase 1 | wind farm | 62.5 | operational | 9.9 |
| Crystal Rig Phase 1 Repowering | wind farm | 72 | application submitted | 9.9 |
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 (55.7976, -2.4651).