Brightenber Hill (7.5 MW wind farm)
Brightenber Hill is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 10 February 2016; the record was last updated on 3 March 2016.
7.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
3 March 2016record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2012 | Application submitted |
| 5 September 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 December 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 10 February 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 3 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 05/2012/12568
- Appeal reference
- APP/C2708/A/12/2186488
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land adjacent to Brightenber Hill near Stainton Hall, Gargrave, Skopton
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4229
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightenber Hill 05/2008/8885 | 12.5 | 21 July 2008 | refused 18 February 2009 |
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land of coal pit lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
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 (53.9708, -2.1739).