Whitton Farm (15 MW wind farm)
Whitton Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 8 July 2013; the record was last updated on 25 March 2015.
15 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
25 March 2015record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 August 2009 | Application submitted |
| 8 July 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 09/01162/FUL
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Morebattle, Kelso, The Borders
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 202 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3689
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 | — |
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 (55.4942, -2.381).