Coal Clough Wind Farm Repowering (16 MW)
Coal Clough Wind Farm Repowering is a 16 MW wind farm project in Calderdale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2015; the record was last updated on 18 May 2015.
16 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 May 2015record last updated
Calderdalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2009 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 May 2014 | Construction started |
| 1 May 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Coal Clough Wind Farm
- Planning authority
- Burnley
- Planning application reference
- APP/2009/0758
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Coal Clough Wind Farm,The Long Causeway, Burnley
- Council area (by location)
- Calderdale
- Time to decision
- 161 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4321
Who decides
| Applications | Burnley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (41%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Clough Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.6 | operational | <0.1 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located) | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 0.3 |
| Todmorden Moor | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 5.5 |
| Gorpley Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | appeal withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Reaps Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | operational | 5.6 |
| Hogshead Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.1 | refused | 6.0 |
| White Hill | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.2 |
| Park Road Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane | battery storage | 70 | under construction | 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 (53.7497, -2.15).