Blandford Hill Wind Farm (12 MW)
Blandford Hill Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 17 March 2015; the record was last updated on 7 April 2015.
12 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
7 April 2015record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 2/2014/0768/PAEIA
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Blandford Hill, Winterborne, Whitechurch To Thornicombe Hill, Winterborne, Whitechurch, Dorset
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4344
Who decides
| Applications | Dorset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 125 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 105 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Hill - EV Charging Station & Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Part Bushes Farm | wind farm | 24.8 | refused | 3.2 |
| North Farm (Spetisbury) | solar farm | 11.6 | operational | 3.5 |
| Canada Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 4.2 |
| The Down House | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.6 |
| Mapperton Farm | solar farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| South Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 40 | operational | 5.2 |
| Littleton | solar farm | 12.1 | operational | 5.8 |
| West Dorset Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
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 (50.8017, -2.2126).