Airfield Farm (Leicestershire) (7.5 MW wind farm)
Airfield Farm (Leicestershire) is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Harborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 27 January 2010; the record was last updated on 2 July 2014.
7.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 July 2014record last updated
Harboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2009 | Application submitted |
| 27 January 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Gartree Wind Power Co-operative Ltd
- Planning authority
- Harborough
- Planning application reference
- 09/01220/FUL
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Gallow Field Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. LE16 7QX
- Council area (by location)
- Harborough
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4083
Who decides
| Applications | Harborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Meadow Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Road | battery storage | 252 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Theddingworth solar farm | solar farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrooke | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 7.3 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.4977, -0.9412).