Blackstone Edge (7.5 MW wind farm)
Blackstone Edge is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Barnsley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2013; the record was last updated on 4 April 2013.
7.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2013record last updated
Barnsleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 November 2006 | Application submitted |
| 26 May 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2012 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Ventient (formerly Infinis)
- Planning authority
- Barnsley
- Planning application reference
- 2008/0171
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Blackstone Edge, Penistone
- Council area (by location)
- Barnsley
- Time to decision
- 134 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3958
Who decides
| Applications | Barnsley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 0.8 |
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.2 |
| Dearne Head Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 2.0 |
| Hazlehead | wind farm | 6 | operational | 2.1 |
| Royd Moor | wind farm | 5.9 | operational | 2.7 |
| Tofts Lane | battery storage | 40 | permission expired | 7.9 |
| Tofts Lane, Hunshelf | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Sheephouse Heights Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 8.4 |
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 (53.5433, -1.7062).