French Farm 2 (Extension) (8 MW wind farm)
French Farm 2 (Extension) is an 8 MW wind farm project in Peterborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 September 2015; the record was last updated on 27 September 2015.
8 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 September 2015record last updated
Peterboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 6 February 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 June 2014 | Secretary of State intervened |
| 24 September 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 24 September 2015 | Secretary of State refused |
| 6 February 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower
- Planning authority
- Peterborough
- Planning application reference
- 13/00933/FUL
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 110 m
- Address (REPD)
- French Farm, French Drove, Thorney, Peterborough
- Council area (by location)
- Peterborough
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4271
Who decides
| Applications | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Fen (PV) | solar farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 2.8 |
| Decoy Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Hundred Road Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6 | appeal withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Morris Fen (Wind) | wind farm | 16 | refused | 4.5 |
| Nutsgrove Farm, Thorney | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Nutsgrove Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Malice Farm, French Drove | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Malice Farm, French Drove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Farms of Newborough | solar farm | 49 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
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 (52.6657, -0.1029).