25 Feb 2026
Our ‘wee bit hill and glen’ vandalised in the pursuit of Net Zero
As Chair of Leitholm, Eccles and Birgham Community Council, Bob Hope attended this week’s round table event at the Scottish Parliament organised by Highland Community Councils to discuss the expansion of onshore windfarms across rural Scotland with the Scottish Government. He wasn’t impressed with the Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin’s response.
21 Feb 2026
Why Scotland's fightback against plague of windfarms is gathering strength
Scotsman columnist John McLellan says the Court of Session decision this week to overturn approval of the controversial windfarm at Wull Muir, near the picturesque Borders village of Heriot, illustrates a planning system that is not fit for purpose.
17 Feb 2026
‘Last chance’ to save golden eagles under threat from major windfarm scheme
The golden eagle population in the south of Scotland faces ‘very significant’ risk if the controversial Scawd Law wind farm is granted planning permission, according to wildlife charity Restoring Upland Nature (RUN), home of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project.
17 Mar 2026
Chaotic consultation shows ‘utter contempt’ for local communities
Residents in the Scottish Borders have raised concerns over the consultation by Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) regarding the grid connection for the proposed Glenburnie windfarm, set to be among the tallest ever constructed onshore in Scotland.
28 Feb 2026
The Scotsman - How SNP's rejection of Loch Lomond Flamingo Land reveals their hypocrisy over windfarms
A column today in The Scotsman by John McLellan discusses the hypocrisy at the heart of the planning system. Rural campaigners want windfarm planning decisions to take the ‘cumulative effect’ of such developments into account, but this has always been rejected by the Scottish government, despite it being a factor in other major planning decisions
13 Feb 2026
Scottish government overrules Scottish Borders Council to approve vast wind farm
The Scottish government’s Energy Consent Unit (ECU) has approved plans for Ditcher Law, a huge wind farm development in the Lammermuirs Special Landscape Area, overriding the objection lodged by Scottish Borders Council (SBC).
Proliferation of Wind Farms in the Scottish Borders
Residents, groups and businesses in the Scottish Borders recognise the need for renewable energy but have seen the region become a hot spot for wind farm development. They want to be better informed and have a stronger voice on the numerous wind farm schemes in the pipeline.
Borders Wind Farm Watch has been created to provide easy-to-access information and insights and to highlight key issues such as landscape and visual impact, turbine size, energy needs, noise pollution and community benefit.
