Sell Moor Windfarm (47.5 MW)
Sell Moor Windfarm is a 47.5 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 31 August 2005; the record was last updated on 8 November 2005.
47.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
8 November 2005record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2004 | Application submitted |
| 31 August 2005 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 47.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 November 2005
- Operator or applicant
- RDC Scotland Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 04/00350/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Lauder
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 78 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3215
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Park Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appeal | 0.1 |
| Longpark Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Longpark | wind farm | 38 | operational | 2.4 |
| Muircleugh Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 2.6 |
| Girthgate Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | appeal withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Rowantree Wind Farm | wind farm | 69 | refused | 5.6 |
| Toddleburn | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 9.2 |
| Wind Farm at Greystone Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 75 | application submitted | 10.0 |
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 (55.6907, -2.8279).