Rowantree Wind Farm (69 MW)
Rowantree Wind Farm is a 69 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 16 May 2014; the record was last updated on 29 May 2014. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 December 2009 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 69 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 29 May 2014
- Operator or applicant
- RWE npower
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 23
- Address (REPD)
- Oxton, Lauder, Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 228 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3669
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girthgate Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | appeal withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Toddleburn | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 3.7 |
| Dun Law Extension | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 5.2 |
| Sell Moor Windfarm | wind farm | 47.5 | refused | 5.6 |
| Shaw Park Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| Muircleugh Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Ditcher Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Dun Law | wind farm | 17.2 | operational | 7.3 |
| Longpark Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
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 (55.7405, -2.8457).