Burton Wold Windfarm (20 MW)
Burton Wold Windfarm is a 20 MW wind farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 April 2006; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
20 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 March 2004 | Application submitted |
| 23 March 2004 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2005 | Construction started |
| 1 April 2006 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Gravis Capital Management
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- KE/03/0559
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Felaw Maltings, Felaw Street, Ipswich
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 0 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4672
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wold Solar Farm - Site A | solar farm | 19.5 | permission expired | 0.1 |
| Burton Wold Wind Farm - Northern Extension | wind farm | 14.4 | operational | 0.6 |
| Burton Wold Wind Farm South | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Burton Wold Wind Farm Extension (Southern) | wind farm | 8.6 | abandoned | 1.3 |
| Wold Cottage Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Latimer Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Top Lodge Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.3 |
| Burton Wold Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.4 | permission expired | 1.3 |
| Windmill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.3 |
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 (52.3608, -0.6431).