Planning application
Ditcher Law Wind Farm Land North, South, East And West Of Vineleaf Cottage Oxton Scottish Borders
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of 9 wind turbines each with a tip height of 200m above ground level (agl) and up to 30MW Battery Storage plus ancillary infrastructure. The Proposed Development will have an indicative electricity export output of approximately 59.4MW from wind generation and a battery storage capacity of up to 30MW. The total project capacity will be approximately 89.4MW
As published by the council, reference 23/01451/S36
Application record
- Reference
- 23/01451/S36
- Type
- Section 36 Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Section 36 Approved
- Received
- 2 Oct 2023
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2023
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Leaderdale And Melrose
- Parish
- Oxton & Channelkirk Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2023
Received by Scottish Borders
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5 Oct 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Section 36 Approved
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14 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
334 documents on file for this application
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Scottish Borders granted permission on 9 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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