Longcroft Wind Farm (125 MW)
Longcroft Wind Farm is a 125 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 October 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 November 2023. 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 |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 125 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 November 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004774
- Turbines
- 19
- Turbine height
- 220 m
- Address (REPD)
- Longcroft Wind Farm Land East Of Longcroft Farmhouse Oxton
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- REPD reference
- 13538
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditcher Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Fallago Rig | wind farm | 144 | operational | 4.8 |
| Keepers House, Byrecleugh | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Dun Law Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 7.2 |
| Pogbie Wind Farm 1 | wind farm | 5.1 | operational | 7.2 |
| Brunta Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
| Dun Law | wind farm | 17.2 | operational | 7.5 |
| Rowantree Wind Farm | wind farm | 69 | refused | 9.5 |
| Girthgate Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | appeal withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (55.7945, -2.7287).