Hameldon Hill extension (7.5 MW wind farm)
Hameldon Hill extension is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Burnley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 April 2013; the record was last updated on 16 August 2013.
7.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 August 2013record last updated
Burnleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 December 2009 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 April 2013 | Construction started |
| 25 April 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2013
- Operator or applicant
- RWE NPower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Burnley
- Planning application reference
- APP/2009/0756
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Hameldon Hill, Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire
- Council area (by location)
- Burnley
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3761
Who decides
| Applications | Burnley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (41%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2) | wind farm | 7.1 | permission expired | 1.6 |
| Huncoat Power Station | battery storage | 45 | refused | 1.7 |
| Shuttleworth House, Higher Shuttleworth | battery storage | 100 | refused | 2.1 |
| Padiham | battery storage | 99.9 | refused | 3.4 |
| Calder Works, Burnley Road | battery storage | 70 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| White Hill | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.4 |
| The Old Vicarage, Reedley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 26.4 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane | battery storage | 70 | under construction | 7.1 |
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 (53.771, -2.3062).