Hemswell Cliff Wind Farm (25 MW)
Hemswell Cliff Wind Farm is a 25 MW wind farm project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 14 September 2015; the record was last updated on 5 October 2015.
25 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 October 2015record last updated
West Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 May 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 14 September 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- 128940
- Appeal reference
- APP/N2535/A/14/2217829
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Hemswell Cliff, 13km east of Gainsborough
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4458
Who decides
| Applications | West Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Panels at Tillbridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 500 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Brown's Holt Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Highgate Lane, Normanby-By-Spital Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 11 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Cottam Solar Project | solar farm | 600 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Laughton Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
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 (53.4162, -0.5647).