Quixwood Moor (29.9 MW wind farm)
Quixwood Moor is a 29.9 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 9 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
29.9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2011 | Application submitted |
| 2 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 9 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 29.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- NTR PLC
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 11/01662/FUL
- Turbines
- 13
- Address (REPD)
- Scottish Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 67 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4179
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowshiel Farm | battery storage | 80 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Bowshiel Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 165 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Blackburn Mill Farm, Grantshouse | wind farm | 16.8 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Monashee | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Monashee Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Blackburn Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 3.4 |
| Penmanshiel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 3.8 |
| Monashee Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Monashee Farm, Drakemyre | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 4.0 |
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 (55.8674, -2.3527).