Wind Farm at Greystone Knowe Wind Farm (75 MW)
Wind Farm at Greystone Knowe Wind Farm is a 75 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 27 October 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 November 2021. 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 |
|---|---|
| 27 October 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Coriolis Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003341
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Greystone Knowe Wind Farm, Sw/O Brockhouse Farmhouse, Fountainhall, Galashiels
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Name in REPD
- Greystone Knowe Wind Farm - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 9953
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wull Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused | 3.5 |
| Carcant Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 4.7 |
| Falahill | wind farm | 6.7 | refused | 6.1 |
| Toddleburn | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 6.9 |
| Bowbeat Emly Bank / Rough Side | wind farm | 31.2 | operational | 7.0 |
| Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Rowantree Wind Farm | wind farm | 69 | refused | 7.7 |
| Gilston Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 9.4 |
| Scawd Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (55.7333, -2.9682).