Planning submission

At the end of 2023 RES submitted a Section 36 application to Scottish Minsters for consent under the Electricity Act 1989 for a 19-turbine wind farm proposal in the Scottish Borders. 

In June 2025, RES submitted Additional Information to the Scottish Ministers, which includes a reduction in the size of the proposal from 19 wind turbines to 12 wind turbines. To better reflect the location of the updated proposal, we also changed the name of the project to Glenburnie Wind Farm.

The Additional Information and original planning application are available to view below and also on the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit (ECU) planning portal at www.energyconsents.scot (reference ECU00004774).

In addition, hard copies of this documentation are available at the following locations for public viewing:

• Lauder Library, Mid Row, Lauder TD2 6SX (Tuesday 2pm – 5pm; Thursday 5pm – 7pm and Saturday 10am – 12pm)
• Oxton War Memorial Hall, Station Road, Oxton, TD2 6PL (24 hours - located in vestibule of the hall)

A statutory consultation period held by the ECU commenced in November 2023 to enable the public, as well as key consultees, to submit formal representations on the planning application. The closing date for representations was 12 January 2024.

Any new representations on the proposal following submission of the Additional Information, may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation.

Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.

All new representations should be received not later than 31st July 2025, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Additional Information - June 2025

Public Notice (as published in the Border Telegraph, Southern Reporter and the Edinburgh Gazette newspapers.)

Planning Statement Update

Volume 1 - Additional Environmental Information Main Text

• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1- Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Design Evolution & Alternatives
• Chapter 3 - Revised Proposed Development Description
• Chapter 4 - Climate Change, Energy and Planning Policy
• Chapter 5 - Approach to EIA
• Chapter 6 - Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment
• Chapter 7 - Cultural Heritage & Archaeology Assessment
• Chapter 8 - Terrestrial Ecology
• Chapter 9 - Ornithology
• Chapter 10 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology & Geology
• Chapter 11 - Transport & Traffic Assessment
• Chapter 12 - Acoustic Assessment
• Chapter 13 - Socioeconomics, Tourism and Recreation Assessment
• Chapter 14 - Aviation, Radar & Other Issues
• Chapter 15 - Schedule of Mitigation

Volume 2a - Additional Environmental Information Figures

• Table of Contents
• Figure 1.1 Site Location
• Figure 1.2 Site Boundary
• Figure 1.3 Revised Proposed Development
• Figure 2.1 Turbine Layout Evolution
• Figure 2.2 Evolution of Proposed Development
• Figure 2.3 Combined Constraints & Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 2.4 Viewpoint H1 - Longcroft, Fort (SM372)
• Figure 2.5 Viewpoint H2 - Addinston, Fort (SM362)
• Figure 2.6 Viewpoint H3 - Glenburnie, Fort (SM4472)
• Figure 2.7 Viewpoint H9 - Blackchester, Fort (SM364)
• Figure 7.1 Non-designated Cultural Heritage Assets
• Figure 7.2 Designated Cultural Heritage Assets
• Figure 7.3 Cultural Heritage Viewpoints
• Figure 7.4 Intervisibility Network between Iron Age Designations
• Figure 7.5 Viewpoint H1 – Longcroft, Fort (SM372)
• Figure 7.6 Viewpoint H2 – Addinston, Fort (SM362)
• Figure 7.7 Viewpoint H3 – Glenburnie, Fort (SM4473)
• Figure 7.7a Viewpoint H3 – Glenburnie, Fort (SM4473) Illustrative Photomontage
• Figure 7.8 Viewpoint H4 – Longcroft Hill, Homestead (SM4480)
• Figure 9.1 Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites within 20km
• Figure 9.2 Ornithological Survey Area and Viewsheds
• Figure 9.3 Breeding Greylag Goose Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.4 Breeding Golden Plover Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.5 Breeding Lapwing Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.6 Breeding Curlew Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.7 Pink-Footed Goose Flight Lines
• Figure 9.8 Greylag Goose Flight Lines
• Figure 9.9 Red Kite Flight Lines
• Figure 9.10 Peregrine Flight Lines
• Figure 9.11 Other Key Species Flight Lines
• Figure 9.12 Curlew Flight Lines
• Figure 9.13 Lapwing Flight Lines
• Figure 9.14 Golden Plover Flight Lines
• Figure 9.15 Herring Gull Flight Lines
• Figure 10.1 Peat Depth Plan
• Figure 10.2 Private Water Supplies
• Figure 10.3 Watercourse Crossings
• Figure 12.1 Predicted Sound Footprint
• Figure 14.1 Aviation Lighting Scheme
• Figure 14.2 Shadow Flicker Assessment

Volume 2b - Additional Environmental Information LVIA Figures & Visualisations

• Table of Contents
• Figure 6.1 Site Location & Context
• Figure 6.2 Landscape Policy Context
• Figure 6.3 Landscape Character
• Figure 6.4 Topography
• Figure 6.5 ZTV Study - Bareground (45km)
• Figure 6.6 ZTV Study - including Woodlands and Settlements (45km)
• Figure 6.7 Landscape Character ZTV (including Woodlands and Settlements) Combined
• Figure 6.8 Cumulative Developments within 35km
• Figure 6.9 Cumulative ZTV Study - Operational and Consented Schemes
• Figure 6.10 Cumulative ZTV - Schemes in Planning
• Figure 6.11 Existing Light Pollution
• Figure 6.12 ZTV Study 2000 Candela Nacelle Light Visibility
• Figure 6.13 ZTV Study Theoretical Lighting Intensity
• Figure 6.14 Viewpoint 1 - Lylestone Hill, Core Path 16
• Figure 6.15 Viewpoint 2 - Station Road, Oxton
• Figure 6.16 Viewpoint 3 - A68 North of Lauder
• Figure 6.17 Viewpoint 4 - Lammer Law
• Figure 6.18 Viewpoint 5 - A68 South of Dun Law Wind Farm
• Figure 6.19 Viewpoint 6 - Southern Upland Way, Twin Law Cairns
• Figure 6.20 Viewpoint 7 - Thirlestane Castle GDL, Southern Upland Way
• Figure 6.21 Viewpoint 8 - B368 North-East Soutra-Aisle
• Figure 6.22 Viewpoint 9 - Minor Road to Longformacus
• Figure 6.23 Viewpoint 10 - A6105 East of Gordon
• Figure 6.24 Viewpoint 11 - A1 North-East of Haddington
• Figure 6.25 Viewpoint 12 - Minor Road South of Gorebridge
• Figure 6.26 Viewpoint 13 - B7007 & NCN1 Broad Law
• Figure 6.27 Viewpoint 14 - Eildon Hills
• Figure 6.28 Viewpoint 15 - North Berwick Law
• Figure 6.29 Viewpoint 16 - A6112-B6470 Junction East of Swinton
• Figure 6.30 Viewpoint 17 - Arthur's Seat
• Figure 6.31 Viewpoint 18 - Allermuir Hills, Pentland Hills Regional Park
• Figure 6.32 Viewpoint 19 - Southern Upland Way, Edgarhope Wood
• Figure 6.33 Viewpoint 20 - Core Paths West of Oxton
• Figure 6.34 Viewpoint 21 - Redstone Rig
• Figure 6.35 Viewpoint 22 - Lauder Common
• Figure 6.36 Viewpoint 23 - A68 near The Roan
• Figure 6.37 Viewpoint 24 - Southern Upland Way, Chester Hill
• Figure 6.38 Viewpoint 25 - B6456 near A697 Junction
• Figure 6.39 Viewpoint 26 - B6456 near Camp Moor
• Figure 6.40 Viewpoint 27 - Fa'arside Hill Viewpoint
• Figure 6.41 Viewpoint 28 - B6369 North of Gifford
• Figure 6.42 Viewpoint 29 - Elie Harbour
• Figure 6.43 Viewpoint 30 - A198 at Dirleton
• Figure 6.44 Viewpoint 31 - Greywalls Designed Landscape, framed vista
• Figure 6.45 Viewpoint 32 - Exit from Gullane to the west
• Figure 6.46 Viewpoint 33 - Gullane Golf Course
• Figure 6.47 Viewpoint 34 - Road from Gullane to Aberlady looking south
• Figure 6.48 Viewpoint 35 - A6137 descent into Haddington
• Figure 6.49 Viewpoint 36 - Samuelston Loanhead

Volume 3 - Additional Environmental Information Technical Appendices

• Table of Contents
• Technical Appendix 3.5 Outline Fire Risk Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 5.1 Post Submission Consultation Responses Summary
• Technical Appendix 6.1 Glossary and Methodology
• Technical Appendix 6.2 Viewpoint Extracts
• Technical Appendix 6.3 Residential Visual Amenity Assessment
• Technical Appendix 6.4 Viewpoint Descriptions
• Technical Appendix 8.6 Outline Biodiversity Enhancement and Restoration Plan
• Technical Appendix 8.7 Shadow Habitats Regulations Appraisal Screening 
• Technical Appendix 8.8 Shadow Habitats Regulations Appraisal: Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment 
• Technical Appendix 9.1 - Collision Risk Modelling Calculations Report
• Technical Appendix 9.2 - Shadow Habitats Regulations Assessment
• Technical Appendix 14.1 Reduced Lighting Scheme
• Technical Appendix 14.2 Carbon Balance Assessment

Volume 4 - Non-Technical Summary

Planning application - November 2023 

Public Notice (As published in the Border Telegraph, Southern Reporter, The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Gazette newspapers.)

Planning Statement

Pre-application Consultation Report (PAC)

Volume 1 - Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) Chapters:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Design Evolution & Alternatives
• Chapter 3 Proposed Development Description
• Chapter 4 Climate Change, Energy & Planning Policy
• Chapter 5 Approach to EIA
• Chapter 6 Landscape & Visual Impact
• Chapter 7 Archaeology & Cultural Heritage
• Chapter 8 Terrestrial Ecology
• Chapter 9 Ornithology
• Chapter 10 Hydrology, Hydrogeology & Geology
• Chapter 11 Traffic & Transport
• Chapter 12 Acoustic Assessment
• Chapter 13 Socio Economic, Tourism Land Use & Recreation
• Chapter 14 Aviation, Radar & Other Issues
• Chapter 15 Schedule of Mitigation

Volume 2a - Figures (EIAR Figures excluding LVIA):

• Figure 1.1 – Site Location
• Figure 1.2 – Site Boundary
• Figure 1.3 – Proposed Development
• Figure 2.1 – Site Selection Results
• Figure 2.2 – Turbine Layout Evolution
• Figure 2.3 – Combined Constraints and Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 3.1 – Indicative Wind Turbine Elevation
• Figure 3.2a – Typical Wind Turbine Gravity Foundation
• Figure 3.2b – Typical Wind Turbine Piled Foundation
• Figure 3.3 – Typical Crane Hardstand
• Figure 3.4a – Typical Access Track
• Figure 3.4b – Typical Public Road Widening
• Figure 3.5 – Indicative Site Entrance Layout
• Figure 3.6 – Indicative AIL Access Route
• Figure 3.7 – Transfer Station
• Figure 3.8a – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.8b – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.8c – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.8d – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.9 – Typical Water Crossing
• Figure 3.10 – Indicative Whalplaw Burn Crossing
• Figure 3.11a – Indicative Substation Compound Layout
• Figure 3.11b – Indicative Substation Compound Elevation
• Figure 3.12 – Typical Telecommunications Mast
• Figure 3.13a – Indicative BESS Compound Layout
• Figure 3.13b – Indicative BESS Compound Elevations
• Figure 3.14 – Typical Cable Trench Details
• Figure 3.15 – Typical Temporary Construction Compound
• Figure 3.16a – Indicative Borrow Pit General Arrangement (BP1)
• Figure 3.16b – Indicative Borrow Pit General Arrangement (BP2)
• Figure 3.16c – Indicative Borrow Pit General Arrangement (BP3)
• Figure 3.17 – Typical Batching Plant Layout
• Figure 7.1 – Non-Designated Cultural Heritage Monuments
• Figure 7.2 – Designated Cultural Heritage Assets
• Figure 7.3 – Heritage Viewpoints and ZTV
• Figure 7.4 – Intervisibility Network
• Figure 7.5 – Viewpoint H1 Longcroft Fort
• Figure 7.6 – Viewpoint H2 Addinston, Fort
• Figure 7.7 – Viewpoint H3, Glenburnie, Fort
• Figure 7.8 – Viewpoint H4, Longcroft Hill, Homestead
• Figure 7.9 – Viewpoint H5 The Howe, Settlement
• Figure 7.10 – Viewpoint H6 Thirlestane Castle
• Figure 7.11 – Viewpoint H7 Dabshead Hill, Fort
• Figure 7.12 – Viewpoint H8 Burncastle, Fort
• Figure 7.13 – Viewpoint H9 Blackchester, Fort
• Figure 7.14 – Viewpoint H11 Tollishill Dod
• Figure 7.15 – Viewpoint H15 Tollis Hill
• Figure 7.16 – Viewpoint H18 Lauder Water
• Figure 7.17 – Viewpoint H19 Hillhouse Group
• Figure 9.1 – Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites within 20km
• Figure 9.2 – Survey Areas
• Figure 9.3 – Breeding Greylag Goose Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.4 – Breeding Golden Plover Locations 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.5 – Breeding Lapwing Locations 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.6 – Breeding Curlew Locations 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.7 – Pink Footed Geese Flight Lines
• Figure 9.8 – Greylag Goose Flight Lines
• Figure 9.9 – Red Kite Flight Lines
• Figure 9.10 – Peregrine Flight Lines
• Figure 9.11 – Other Key Species Flight Lines
• Figure 9.12 – Curlew Flight Lines
• Figure 9.13 – Lapwing Flight Lines
• Figure 9.14 – Golden Plover Flight Lines 
• Figure 9.15 – Herring Gull Flight Lines
• Figure 10.1 – Study Area
• Figure 10.2 – Hydrological Features
• Figure 10.3 – Superficial Geology
• Figure 10.4 – Bedrock Geology
• Figure 10.5 – Peat Depth
• Figure 10.6 – Peat Classifications
• Figure 10.7 – Hydrogeology
• Figure 10.8 – Watercourse Crossings
• Figure 10.9 – Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Figure 10.10 – Private Water Supplies
• Figure 11.1 – Study Area
• Figure 11.2 – Traffic Count Locations
• Figure 11.3 – Personal Injury Accident Locations
• Figure 11.4 – AIL Vehicle Delivery Route
• Figure 12.1 – Predicted Sound Footprint
• Figure 13.1 – Socioeconomic, Land Use, Recreation and Tourism Study Area
• Figure 13.2 – Existing Paths
• Figure 14.1 – Aviation Lighting Scheme
• Figure 14.2 – Shadow Flicker Assessment

Volume 2b - Figures (LVIA only):

• Figure 6.1 - Site Location & Context
• Figure 6.2 - Landscape Policy Context
• Figure 6.3 - Landscape Character
• Figure 6.4 - Topography
• Figure 6.5 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) Study – Bareground (45km)
• Figure 6.6 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) Study – Including Woodlands and Settlements (45km)
• Figure 6.7 - Landscape Character & ZTV Study (Including Woodlands and Settlements) Combined
• Figure 6.8 - Cumulative Developments within 35km
• Figure 6.9 - Cumulative ZTV Operational and Consented Wind Farms
• Figure 6.10 - Cumulative ZTV Wind Farms in Planning
• Figure 6.11 - Landscape Character And Existing Light Pollution
• Figure 6.12 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) Study – 2000 Candela Nacelle Light Visibility
• Figure 6.13 - VP1 Lylestone Hill, Core Path 16
• Figure 6.14 - VP2 Station Road, Oxton
• Figure 6.15 - VP3 A68 North of Lauder
• Figure 6.16 - VP4 Lammer Law
• Figure 6.17 - VP5 A68 South of Dun Law Wind Farm
• Figure 6.18 - VP6 Southern Upland Way, Twin Law Cairns
• Figure 6.19 - VP7 Thirlestane Castle GDL, Southern Upland Way
• Figure 6.20 - VP8 B368 North-East Soutra Aisle
• Figure 6.21 - VP9 Minor Road to Longformacus
• Figure 6.22 - VP10 A6105 East of Gordon
• Figure 6.23 - VP11 Al North-East of Haddington
• Figure 6.24 - VP12 Minor Road South of Gorebridge
• Figure 6.25 - VP13 87007 & NCNI near Broad Law
• Figure 6.26 - VP14 Eildon Hills
• Figure 6.27 - VP15 North Berwick Law
• Figure 6.28 - VP16 A6112/86470 Junction East of Swinton
• Figure 6.29 - VP17 Arthur's Seat
• Figure 6.30 - VP18 Allermuir Hills, Pentland Hills Re ional Park
• Figure 6.31 - VP19 Southern Upland Way, Edgarhope Wood
• Figure 6.32 - VP20 Corepaths west of Oxton
• Figure 6.33 - VP21 Redstone Rig
• Figure 6.34 - VP22 Lauder Common
• Figure 6.35 - VP23 A68 near The Roan
• Figure 6.36 - VP24 Southern Upland Way, Chester Hill
• Figure 6.37 - VP25 B6456 near A697 Junction
• Figure 6.38 - VP26 B6456 near Camp Moor
• Figure 6.39 - VP27 Fa'Side Hill Viewpoint
• Figure 6.40 - VP28 B6369 north of Gifford
• Figure 6.41 - VP29 Elie Harbour
• Figure 6.42 - VP30 A198 at Dirleton

Volume 3 - Technical Appendices:

• Technical Appendix 3.1 – Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 3.2 – Outline Borrow Pit Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 3.3 – Outline Pollution Prevention Plan
• Technical Appendix 3.4 – Outline Access Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 6.1 – LVIA Glossary and Methodology
• Technical Appendix 6.2 – Key Viewpoints extracted from Midlothian Council and East Lothian Council landscape capacity studies for wind turbine development
• Technical Appendix 6.3 – Residential Visual Amenity Assessment
• Technical Appendix 6.4 – LVIA Viewpoint Assessment
• Technical Appendix 7.1 – Site Gazetteer
• Technical Appendix 7.2 – Cultural Heritage Screening
• Technical Appendix 8.1 – Desktop Study
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 1)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 2)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 3)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 4)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 5)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 6)
• Technical Appendix 8.3 – Protected Mammal Survey
• Technical Appendix 8.4 – Bat Report
• Technical Appendix 8.5 – Fisheries Electrofishing Survey
• Technical Appendix 8.6 – Outline Biodiversity Enhancement and Restoration Plan
• Technical Appendix 8.7 – Shadow HRA Report
• Technical Appendix 9.3 – Wintering Bird Report 2021-22
• Technical Appendix 9.4 – Wintering Bird Report 2022-23
• Technical Appendix 9.5 – Collision Risk Modelling Calculations Report
• Technical Appendix 9.6 – Breeding Bird Protection Plan
• Technical Appendix 9.7 – Shadow HRA Report
• Technical Appendix 10.1 – Private Water Supply Risk Assessment
• Technical Appendix 10.2 – Peat Slide Risk Assessment
• Technical Appendix 10.3 – Watercourses Assessment
• Technical Appendix 11.1 – Transport Assessment
• Technical Appendix 12.1 – Assessment of Energy Storage Facility
• Technical Appendix 12.2 – Issues Scoped Out of Wind Farm Noise Assessment
• Technical Appendix 12.3 – Calculating Standardised Wind Speed
• Technical Appendix 12.4 – Background Noise Survey Photos
• Technical Appendix 12.5 – Instrumentation Records
• Technical Appendix 12.6 – Charts
• Technical Appendix 12.7 – Suggested Noise Planning Condition
• Technical Appendix 14.1 – Reduced Lighting Scheme
• Technical Appendix 14.2 – Carbon Balance Assessment

Volume 4 - Non-Technical Summary