Humble Hill Wind Farm (78.5 MW)
Humble Hill Wind Farm is a 78.5 MW wind farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 2 May 2002; the record was last updated on 2 November 2011.
78.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
2 November 2011record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 April 1993 | Application submitted |
| 2 May 2002 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 May 2002 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 78.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 2 November 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Ecogen
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Humble Hill Kielder Forest Hexham Northumberland
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 472 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3508
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
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 (55.1221, -2.5503).