Darrington Quarry (16 MW wind farm)
Darrington Quarry is a 16 MW wind farm project in Wakefield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 24 June 2016; the record was last updated on 27 June 2016.
16 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
27 June 2016record last updated
Wakefieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 24 June 2016 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- FCC Environment
- Planning authority
- Wakefield
- Planning application reference
- 10/02488/FUL
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Westfield Lane, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 3AQ
- Council area (by location)
- Wakefield
- REPD reference
- 4160
Who decides
| Applications | Wakefield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 2.9 |
| Leys Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Knottingley A | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 4.8 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 20 | operational | 4.9 |
| Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy | battery storage | 150 | operational | 5.2 |
| Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Stocking Lane Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Weeland Road, Kellingley Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 6.0 |
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 (53.6744, -1.2742).