Planning application
Bowbeat Windfarm Innerleithen Scottish Borders
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of up to nine wind turbines with a mximum tip height of up to 230m and associated ancillary infrastructure and BESS
As published by the council, reference 26/01604/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01604/PAN
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Scottish Borders register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00571/FUL Granted
Bowbeat Windfarm Innerleithen Scottish Borders
Application under Section 42 to vary Condition 2 of Planning Permission 00/00371/FUL to extend the operational period Wind Farm by 5 years to 14th August 2030.
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23/00956/SCR Decided
Bowbeat Windfarm Innerleithen Scottish Borders
Extension to the permitted opertional period
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2026
Received by Scottish Borders
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22 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 December 2026, 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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's median decision took 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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