Asfordby Wind Farm (20.7 MW)
Asfordby Wind Farm is a 20.7 MW wind farm project in Melton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 8 March 2014; the record was last updated on 19 September 2014.
20.7 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
19 September 2014record last updated
Meltoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 27 July 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 March 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 19 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Peel Energy
- Planning authority
- Melton
- Planning application reference
- 10/00951/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 13/00003/REF
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Asfordby Business Park, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Melton
- Time to decision
- 83 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4596
Who decides
| Applications | Melton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welby Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.5 |
| Asfordby Business Park (1) | battery storage | 23.4 | operational | 2.0 |
| Potters~ Hill Solar Photovoltaic Arrays | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Old Hall Solar farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Six Hills Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 5.0 |
| Crown Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
| Dalby | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 6.6 |
| Old Dalby Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.7 |
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | application submitted | 8.0 |
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 (52.7732, -0.9525).