Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub (10 MW)
Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub is a 10 MW battery storage project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 4 April 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 June 2024. 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 |
|---|---|
| 4 April 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Belltown Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004619
- Address (REPD)
- Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub, 4.5km NE/O Peebles, Peebles
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Name in REPD
- Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 16496
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 85.8 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Kilrubie Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | appeal withdrawn | 8.4 |
| Cloich Forest Wind Farm | wind farm | 63 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Bowbeat Emly Bank / Rough Side | wind farm | 31.2 | operational | 9.5 |
| Hag Law | wind farm | 20 | 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 (55.652, -3.1874).