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Cloich Forest Wind Farm Land West Of Whitelaw Burn Eddleston Scottish Borders

Awaiting decision Scottish Borders 25/00268/SCO Scoping Opinion

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

Proposal

New single circuit 132 kilovolts (kV) overhead line (OHL) approximately 40 kilometers (km) in length from the proposed Cloich Forest windfarm to the Currie substation

As published by the council, reference 25/00268/SCO

Application record

Reference
25/00268/SCO
Type
Scoping Opinion
Status
Registered
Received
28 Feb 2025
Validated
28 Feb 2025
Ward
Tweeddale West
Parish
Eddleston & District Community Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the Scottish Borders register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/01134/S36 Granted

    Cloich Forest Wind Farm Land West Of Whitelaw Burn Eddleston Scottish Borders

    Wind farm development comprising of 12 turbines at 149.9 metres, associated infrastructure and a battery energy storage system.

    Decided 24 Apr 2023

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Feb 2025

    Received by Scottish Borders

  2. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 April 2025, 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

22 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 83 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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