Muircleugh Farm (21 MW wind farm)
Muircleugh Farm is a 21 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 8 December 2015; the record was last updated on 6 January 2016.
21 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
6 January 2016record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 31 March 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 26 June 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 8 December 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Airvolution Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 14/01081/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-140-2054
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 110 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land North, West And South West Of Muircleugh Farmhouse, Lauder,
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4103
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muircleugh Farm 10/01641/FUL | 4 | 30 November 2010 | withdrawn 17 February 2011 |
| Muircleugh Farm 13/00044/FUL | 12 | 31 January 2013 | withdrawn 24 October 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sell Moor Windfarm | wind farm | 47.5 | refused | 2.6 |
| Shaw Park Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appeal | 2.6 |
| Girthgate Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | appeal withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Longpark | wind farm | 38 | operational | 4.0 |
| Longpark Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Rowantree Wind Farm | wind farm | 69 | refused | 5.9 |
| Corsbie Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | refused on appeal | 8.2 |
| Toddleburn | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 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 (55.6978, -2.7885).