Muirhall Energy has updated plans for its proposed 350MW wind project in the Scottish Borders.
The proposed Teviot wind farm will be located 8 km to the south-west of Hawick in the Scottish Borders, has made a number of changes to the project plans in an updated submission to the Scottish Government.
The developer is now proposing 53 turbines, down from 62 in its original application, and a new wind farm layout.
These changes will result in reduced visibility of the project and the company has also removed proposals for a solar array.
The changes have been updated after extensive public consultation and feedback from consultees such as NatureScot on the company’s original application, which was submitted in May 2022.
The wind farm’s capacity is expected to be in the region of 350MW, which would see the project create a community benefit fund of close to £2.5m, based on £7000 for every MW of built capacity.
Kelly Wyness, Senior Project Manager at Muirhall Energy, said: “We have taken on board the feedback from our public consultation events and submissions from statutory consultees, and worked closely with our landscape architects to create a revised layout which significantly reduces the number of turbines and visibility of the development from the A7.
“While we are now proposing fewer turbines, the project would still make an important contribution towards Scotland’s renewable energy and climate change targets and deliver a significant community benefit fund to be invested in the local area.
“We remain totally committed to offering local communities the opportunity to take an ownership stake in the wind farm, which would provide further revenues for the local area, something we successfully delivered on our Crossdykes Wind Farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
“The project also has the potential to support the restoration and enhancement of the equivalent of 390 rugby pitches of degraded peatland, and would see the planting of native tree species in a number of areas across the site.”
Wyness said Muirhall is looking forward to engaging with local residents on the revised proposals.