Wull Muir Wind Farm (36 MW)
Wull Muir Wind Farm is a 36 MW wind farm project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 8 July 2024; the record was last updated on 19 August 2024.
36 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
19 August 2024record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 8 July 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 22/01960/FUL
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Carcant Lodge Wull Muir Wind Farm Heriot
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12353
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falahill | wind farm | 6.7 | refused | 2.7 |
| Carcant Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 3.1 |
| Wind Farm at Greystone Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 75 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Toddleburn | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 5.7 |
| Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farm | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Gilston Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Rowantree Wind Farm | wind farm | 69 | refused | 8.1 |
| Gilston Wind Farm (Borders) | wind farm | 14.4 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Gilston Wind Farm (Lothian) | wind farm | 18.5 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
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 (55.7646, -2.9675).