Dearne Head Wind Farm (8 MW)
Dearne Head Wind Farm is an 8 MW wind farm project in Kirklees, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 23 August 2013; the record was last updated on 27 August 2013.
8 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 August 2013record last updated
Kirkleescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 January 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 August 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 August 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Pure Renewable Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Kirklees
- Planning application reference
- 2012/62/93935/E
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Broadstone Road, Cumberworth, Huddersfield
- Council area (by location)
- Kirklees
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3082
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dearne Head Wind Farm 2010/62/91751/E2 | 10 | 11 June 2010 | withdrawn 18 December 2012 |
Who decides
| Applications | Kirklees | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 22 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Edge | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 2.5 |
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 2.8 |
| Hazlehead | wind farm | 6 | operational | 3.8 |
| Royd Moor | wind farm | 5.9 | operational | 4.0 |
| Tofts Lane | battery storage | 40 | permission expired | 9.2 |
| Tofts Lane, Hunshelf | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Sheephouse Heights Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 9.9 |
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 (53.5613, -1.7042).