Draughton Maidwell Wind Farm (21 MW)
Draughton Maidwell Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind farm project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 20 September 2010; the record was last updated on 12 September 2011.
21 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
12 September 2011record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2009 | Application submitted |
| 27 January 2010 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 September 2010 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 12 September 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Nuon UK
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- DA/2009/0168
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the north of Draughton Harrington, Draughton, Northamptonshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3547
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brixworth Windfarm | wind farm | 13 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Kelmarsh Wind Farm (Resubmission) | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrooke | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Hall Farm (Hannington) | solar farm | 10.9 | permission expired | 7.3 |
| Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.6 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Gaultney Solar Park | solar farm | 20.5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Road | battery storage | 252 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| RAF Desborough | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expired | 9.5 |
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 (52.3958, -0.8696).