Spurlens Rig Wind Cluster (12 MW)
Spurlens Rig Wind Cluster is a 12 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 November 2011; the record was last updated on 27 January 2012.
12 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 January 2012record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 30 November 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Lomond Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 10/01669/FUL
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- near Leadburn, Scottish Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2765
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lothian Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appeal | 2.8 |
| Auchencorth Moss | wind farm | 45 | refused | 4.6 |
| Kilrubie Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | appeal withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Cloich Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 63 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Hag Law | wind farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
| Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 9.0 |
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 (55.7736, -3.2011).