High Boar Wind Farm (8 MW)
High Boar Wind Farm is an 8 MW wind farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 April 2015; the record was last updated on 7 April 2015.
8 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
7 April 2015record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Tapar
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 12/03934/EIAMAJ
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 110 m
- Address (REPD)
- North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 130 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4551
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 1.2 |
| Knabs Ridge Windfarm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 2.0 |
| Kellingley Farm, Stocking Lane | battery storage | 240 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Jenny Field Drive | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Low Moor Lane, Scotton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 8.7 |
| Cayton Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Station Lane, South Stainley | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Juniper Farm, Main Street Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.8 | application submitted | 9.4 |
| Juniper Farm, Main Street | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 9.4 |
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 (53.9961, -1.6188).