Goole Fields (32.8 MW wind farm)
Goole Fields is a 32.8 MW wind farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 August 2014; the record was last updated on 18 August 2014.
32.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 August 2014record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2003 | Application submitted |
| 1 September 2003 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2012 | Construction started |
| 11 August 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 32.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- RWE npower
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 03/01987
- Turbines
- 16
- Address (REPD)
- Goole Fields Parish , East Riding of Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4373
Who decides
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goole Fields ll Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.9 | operational | 1.2 |
| Charity Farm | wind farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Rawcliffe Bridge Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.8 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Tween Bridge Windfarm | wind farm | 44 | operational | 5.7 |
| The Tween Bridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 800 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Old River Don Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 6.3 |
| Twin Rivers | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (53.6659, -0.8893).