Scawd Law Wind Farm (48 MW)
Scawd Law Wind Farm is a 48 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 December 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 August 2022. 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 |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002111
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the north east of Innerleithen approximately 3 km to the east of the B709 and 4 km north of the A72
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- REPD reference
- 8002
The scheme also includes 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minch Moor | wind farm | 21.6 | refused | 6.7 |
| Bowbeat Emly Bank / Rough Side | wind farm | 31.2 | operational | 6.9 |
| Wind Farm at Greystone Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 75 | application submitted | 9.6 |
| Broadmeadows | wind farm | 36 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
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 (55.6508, -3.0135).