Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub (85.8 MW)
Wind Farm at Leithenwater Wind Energy Hub is an 85.8 MW wind farm 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
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 85.8 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
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- 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
- 12283
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilrubie Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | appeal withdrawn | 8.4 |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).