Benington Wind Farm (6.8 MW)
Benington Wind Farm is a 6.8 MW wind farm project in East Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 14 January 2009; the record was last updated on 13 May 2009.
6.8 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
13 May 2009record last updated
East Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2008 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2009
- Operator or applicant
- R H Bott & Son Ltd
- Planning authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 3/08/0889/FP
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land north of the A602, south-east of Aston, and south-west of Benington
- Council area (by location)
- East Hertfordshire
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3060
Who decides
| Applications | East Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swangleys Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Mill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cottered | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Rush Green Motors | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Westfield Conservation Park | battery storage | 99 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Weston Hills | wind farm | 6 | refused | 8.0 |
| Stevenage Road, Titmore Green | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Three Houses Lane | solar farm | 11.3 | refused | 8.4 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 12.5 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (51.8927, -0.131).