Belford Burn Windfarm (22.5 MW)
Belford Burn Windfarm is a 22.5 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 8 October 2014; the record was last updated on 6 November 2014.
22.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 November 2014record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 8 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 13/02050/RENEIA
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Sionside Farm, on land adjacent to the Middleton Burn site, just north of Belford Moor. , Northumberland
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4195
Who decides
| 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 | — |
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 (55.595, -1.8767).