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Liddesdale Wind Farm Wauchope Forest East And West And Newcastleton Forest Hawick Scottish Borders

Awaiting decision Scottish Borders 23/00941/SCO Scoping Opinion

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

A wind farm with a generating capacity of 50+MW comprising up to 80 turbines (250m tip height) with a 400MW grid connection, together with associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 23/00941/SCO

Application record

Reference
23/00941/SCO
Type
Scoping Opinion
Status
Registered
Received
27 Jun 2023
Validated
28 Jun 2023
Ward
Hawick And Denholm
Parish
Southdean Community Council

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jun 2023

    Received by Scottish Borders

  2. 28 Jun 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 August 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Scottish Borders took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Scottish Borders for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Scottish Borders decided outline applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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