Chiplow (8.2 MW wind farm)
Chiplow is an 8.2 MW wind farm project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 April 2016; the record was last updated on 16 August 2016.
8.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 August 2016record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 May 2010 | Application submitted |
| 10 May 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 24 May 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 May 2012 | Appeal allowed |
| 31 March 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 April 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Blue Energy
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 10/00883/FM
- Appeal reference
- 11/00026/REF
- Turbines
- 4 (Blue Energy; REPD: 5)
- Address (REPD)
- Bewteen the villages of Bagthorpe, Barmer and Syderstone in North West Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 104 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4657
Who decides
| Applications | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 60 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack's Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.0 |
| Jack's Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 3.0 |
| South Creake Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 5.4 |
| West Raynham | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 8.2 |
| Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (52.8569, 0.6908).