Windy Edge Wind Farm (27 MW)
Windy Edge Wind Farm is a 27 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 1 December 2021; the record was last updated on 29 October 2018.
27 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
29 October 2018record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 29 June 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 25 September 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 9 June 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 June 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 December 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 13/00789/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-140-2055
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land North East And North West Of Farmhouse Braidlie (Windy Edge) Hawick
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 153 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4577
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 (55.2218, -2.7993).