Solar, wind and battery projects near Belford (NE70)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NE70 (Northumberland): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Middle Mousen (0.5 MW solar farm, application submitted on 13 September 2022, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 1.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NE70
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belford Burn Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 22.5 | refusedupdated Nov 2014 | Jul 2013 | refused Oct 2014 | Nov 2014 | Northumberland | 3.7 |
| Wandylawwind farm | wind farm | 20.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Aug 2006 | granted Feb 2008 | Apr 2015 | Northumberland | 8.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Grains, Station Roadsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Northumberland | 0.7 |
| Middle Mousensolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | — | Sep 2022 | Northumberland | 1.5 |
Distance from the average position of the NE70 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Northumberland decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
All projects in Northumberland
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near NE70, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.